timeanddate.com: did you know the word "party" goes back to 1922?
me: what? but that's just 100 years ago, what the heck were we calling them before that???
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apparently "hootenanny" (of the same context) is even younger at 1940
"festival" and "celebration" seem to be much older at 1580s and 1520s but those still feel relatively young
"ball" is from the 1630s, apparently from French "baller" (🤣)
"gathering" is mid 12th century
"ceremony" is late 14th century
"ritual" (the noun) is 1640s
what the actual heck
@dragonmagic glad to have learned this just now haha