21.   The square had a festive air, with the colorful flower arrangements and pilgrims clapping upon hearing Easter greetings in their native languages.

22.   There was a festive air at the compound this week.

23.   As the morning sun rose over the complex with no trace of an Israeli soldier or tank in sight, an almost festive air set in.

24.   Srinagar, the lakeside city bloodied by five years of Moslem insurgency, presented a festive air with colourful cloth banners strung across streets bathed in bright sunshine.

25.   The Eid may be a festival but there was little sign of a festive air in Kabul.