pageants

I'm not just talking about the recitations of the Pledge of Allegiance or the Thanksgiving pageants at school or the fireworks on the Fourth of July, as wonderful as those things may be.

我指的不仅仅是诵读效忠誓言（Pledge of Allegiance），不仅仅是学校热烈庆祝感恩节的活动，也不仅仅是7月4日盛放的烟火，不论这些场景多么激动人心。

Others say that there's a fine line between the pageants and sexual exploitation.

其他人说，选美和性剥削之间只有非常细微的界线

And for the custom, it is fashionable for a child to name after Buddha, for women to dress in Buddhist style, and for setting up feasts and pageants to follow Buddha's birth date.

第四，在生活习俗上，生子取名用佛号、妇女化妆用佛装（妆）、节日庆典遵佛诞等成为时尚。

Gabriela Isler is the third winner from the South American country in the last six Miss Universe pageants.

加芙列拉·伊斯勒是近六届环球小姐选拔赛的第三位来自南美国家的桂冠获得者。

It is young people who favor holding Beauty pageants.

赞成举办选美的是年轻人.

The Tournament of Roses is the oldest and largest of the New Year's pageants.

玫瑰花赛会是历史最悠久、规模最宏大的新年庆典.

Various communities stage pageants and festivals that re-enact the important events in Washington's life.

社区会举办盛会活动，重演华盛顿时期重要的历史事件。