“The festivities climax tomorrow in a royal state procession and a colourful pageant of music, dance and theatre.”

“She spent months rehearsing for the pageant, hoping to showcase her talents and win first place.”

“Sim sprinkled more water on the rocks and a dazzling pageantry of light filled the hut's interior.”

“And most of us shudder at the idea of ridding the monarchy of the pomp and pageantry that routinely works us up into a collective frenzy.”

“Had we stayed at home I'd have plonked myself in front of the TV and watched the ceremonies and the pageantry being played out in London.”

“Ten days of walk to live this established fact and to become aware of our unit beyond nationalities, languages and other pageantries, the whole under the glance of the Mount Blanc.”

“Had they followed their hereditary taste, the New England settlers would have illustrated all events of public importance by bonfires, banquets, pageantries, and processions.”

“In the countryside, religious festivals, processions, and pageants take place throughout the year.”

“A fusion of pageants, marching bands, pomp, ceremony and celebration resurrected the spirit of St Patrick's Day in Dublin yesterday.”

“The aspiring lawyer and dean's list student has been competing in pageants since childhood.”