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the controlled detonation of a Tuesday into something worth remembering badly.
means Noisy, exuberant celebration — drinking, dancing, and merrymaking, usually in a group and usually a little out of hand.
from From Old French 'reveler,' to make merry or be disorderly, which traces back to Latin 'rebellare' — to rebel. The same root that gives us 'rebellion' also gives us 'revelry': a reminder that letting loose has always carried a whiff of mutiny against the ordinary.
- latin root
- from rebellare, to rebel — partying as defiance
- medieval office
- England had a royal Master of the Revels
- saturnalia
- Romans let slaves boss masters for a week
- neuroscience
- shared dancing literally syncs strangers' heartbeats
- linguistic cousin
- shares ancestry with rebel and reveille
for instance
oktoberfest munich — german beer festival since 1810 drawing 6+ million attendees annually in september-october
holi festival india — hindu spring celebration where millions throw colored powder and water across india, nepal, and diaspora communities