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ceremony ☊ 
buổi lễ ☊
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The wedding preparations take weeks but the actual ceremony takes less than an hour. ☊ actual ☊
She wanted the celebration to be a simple family affair. ☊ affair ☊
For Liverpool fans, it was a night to remember both on and off the field (= the match was good and so were the celebrations afterwards). ☊ field ☊
inform sb when, where, etc...: I have not been informed when the ceremony will take place. ☊ inform ☊
to perform an experiment/a miracle/a ceremony ☊ perform ☊
He was unable to come to the ceremony, but he sent his son to accept the award in his place. ☊ in place of sb/sth, in sb's/sth's place ☊
10 000 balloons were released at the ceremony. ☊ release ☊
The President was represented at the ceremony by the Vice-President. ☊ represent ☊
He was the Queen's representative at the ceremony. ☊ representative ☊
The ceremony lasted two hours and we had to stand throughout. ☊ throughout ☊