Definition of opening ceremony in English:
opening ceremony
nounPlural opening ceremonies
A ceremony at which a building or other facility is declared to be open or an event begins.
the song featured in the Olympic opening ceremony
Example sentencesExamples
- She was performing the opening ceremony at a marquee in Victoria Square.
- Scenes of the colourful opening ceremony launch a week of World Championship competition.
- He was speaking at the opening ceremony of a two-day technology expo.
- A few hours later we are at the official opening ceremony, which includes everything from traditional drummers to a military band ushering in the newly elected President.
- There are tentative plans to stage the summit's opening ceremony at the Johannesburg Stadium at Ellis Park.
- The opening ceremony featured 10,000 performers in front of a 30,000 plus strong audience.
- We started our opening ceremonies with a banner parade.
- Under his direction, the symphony performed at the opening ceremonies of the 2002 Winter Olympic Games.
- Following speeches at the opening ceremony, each minister planted a tree in the embassy garden.
- He was called on to perform the official opening ceremony for the farm shops.