| 1. | "At this festive season of the year, Mr. - from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens |
| 2. | "Well, listen two festive young men were driving--. - from Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy |
| 3. | Keeping the festive day in honour of spring. - from The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana by Vatsyayana |
| 4. | They were driving on their way to dinner with a friend in the most festive state of mind. - from Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy |
| 5. | Comus was the presiding genius of banquets, festive scenes, revelry, and all joyous pleasures and reckless gaiety. - from Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome by E.M. Berens |
| 6. | On the present festive occasion he emerged from his room, when the blithe bells were going, the picture of misery, in a full suit of Sunday penitentials. - from Great Expectations by Charles Dickens |
| 7. | Christmas and the New Year had been celebrated at Gateshead with the usual festive cheer presents had been interchanged, dinners and evening parties given. - from Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte |
| 8. | Assisting friends and benefactors both on festive occasions, and in misfortune. - from The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana by Vatsyayana |
| 9. | On these festive occasions the whole nation met together, forgetting for the moment all past differences, and uniting in the enjoyment of the same festivities. - from Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome by E.M. Berens |