festivities; celebration; congratulatory words
General term for celebratory events or words of congratulation. Often used in formal or traditional contexts.
Offer New Year's congratulations.
I attended the village celebration.
Specifically refers to a wedding or marriage ceremony, often in a traditional or literary style.
The two held their wedding ceremony at a shrine.
private wedding ceremony
Standard kanji spelling for both festive and wedding senses.
Compound of 祝 (congratulate, celebrate) and 言 (words, speech). Originally referred to auspicious words spoken at celebrations, later extended to the events themselves, especially weddings.