Special Occasions

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Special Occasions
What Are Special Occasions?
Birthday celebrations
Wedding anniversaries
Family gatherings
Religious ceremonies
Graduation ceremonies
1. What is your favourite occasion?
My special occasion is the celebration of my birthday or my children’s birthday
2. What do you like most about special occasions?
My child’s birthday is the special thing about my child’s birthday he or she is extremely excited and we are excited we decorate our house we buy many presents for him or her and we invite his or her friends to the party so we book sometimes special venue to celebrate
3. What do you usually do when there is a special occasion?
We invite all the friends of my child and send them invitation cards or we just send them a text message and we book a venue
4. What do you think is the most important thing in a celebration?
Special occasions remind me of the beautiful memories or beautiful times that I have had before and it is just a reminder because of this busy routine we tend to forget we just break the routine and do things that give us happiness
5. What don’t you like to happen during a special occasion?
I don’t like to do anything that is disruptive, bad, and which is damaging to the spirit and the mood of the party
6. What will you do to make people happy during a special occasion?
We try to make them happy by providing them with extraordinary time, and quality food and I mean treating them with love, care, and compassion and trying to fulfill their needs so that they enjoy their time
7. Where do you usually celebrate special family occasions?
We celebrate family occasions sometimes at home but most of the time away from home outside
8. What gift would you like to receive on your birthday or holiday?
I like to receive favorite things like books, good movies
9. How do you want to celebrate your next birthday?
We are planning to go somewhere far where we can have two or three days together and we can have a nice time
10. What is the happiest special occasion that you have experienced?
The happiest special occasion is to celebrate our wedding anniversary in Venice was the most beautiful experience we had, it was such a beautiful place hotel, the food was brilliant, the weather was absolutely fine, and everything happened as we planned