commemoration
/kəˌmɛməˈreɪʃən/
noun
- A ceremony or event that honors and remembers a person or important event.
- The annual commemoration of the founding of the city includes a parade and fireworks.
- The town held a commemoration for the soldiers who died in the war.
- A special commemoration of the artist's life took place at the museum.
- The act of remembering and showing respect for someone or something, often through a formal action or object.
- The statue was built in commemoration of the civil rights leader.
- The stamp was issued in commemoration of the country's independence.
- A moment of silence was observed in commemoration of the disaster's victims.