ceremony

noun

1. a formal event performed on a special occasion

   noun.event

   Examples

   A ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor.

   Synonyms ceremonial ceremonial occasion observance

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way

   noun.act

   Examples

   The ceremony of smelling the cork and tasting the wine.

   He makes a ceremony of addressing his golf ball.

   He disposed of it without ceremony.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion

   noun.act

   Examples

   An inaugural ceremony.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

4. Ar act or series of acts, often of a symbolical character, prescribed by law, custom, or authority, in the conduct of important matters, as in the performance of religious duties, the transaction of affairs of state, and the celebration of notable events; as, the <i>ceremony</i> of crowning a sovereign; the <i>ceremonies</i> observed in consecrating a church; marriage and baptismal <i>ceremonies</i>.

   noun

   Source: webster1913