join us in the celebrations vs join us for the celebrations

Both phrases are correct and commonly used in English. They convey the same meaning of inviting someone to participate in a celebration. The choice between 'join us in the celebrations' and 'join us for the celebrations' is a matter of personal preference or style, since both are grammatically sound and convey the intended message.

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join us in the celebrations

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to invite someone to participate in a celebration.

This phrase is used to extend an invitation to someone to be part of the festivities or events that are part of a celebration.

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This is an opportunity for us to join in the celebrations of the centenary of this day and to express our thoughts on what women have achieved and what still remains to be done.
All of Babylon and Mars were invited to join the celebrations.
You come, my friends, and join the celebration.
My... wife and I are gratified that so many kind well-wishers could be here to join the celebration of our nuptials.
Well, if you are both done I'm going to go down and join the celebration.
Now let me finish by inviting you to join the celebrations of the 40th anniversary of the Customs Union on 1 July 2008.
"Join the celebration as we break ground for a better tomorrow."
And I'm truly honoured that you chose to join us tonight in celebration.
Once each year, we invite the spirits... of our dead ancestors to join us in a celebration.
You don't want to join in the celebration, Henry?
Delighted... to welcome Harold of Winchester... to join our celebrations for the King's birthday.
Not a lot of hair left to join in that celebration.
Not a lot of hair left to join in that celebration.
"Now that the position in Northern Ireland is in my view firmly and finally settled, we can join in this celebration without embarrassment" said Lord David TRIMBLE, winner of the Nobel Peace Price in 1998.
Madam President, I would like to join in this celebration of the euro, one of the most outstanding achievements of the process of European integration.
We postpone the celebration to this day so that you can join us.
Dearly beloved, we are gathered here tonight in this fine celebration to join together this prince and this young woman in holy matrimony.
I think it would be recognition of European cultures and literature for this Parliament to agree to join in these celebrations on a cultural and literary day which is so widely celebrated in the European Union.
Mr President, I visited Tunisia on 10 December on the invitation of two associations, the Tunisian Human Rights League and the National Council for Liberties in Tunisia, to join in their celebrations of the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
We postpone the celebration to this day so that you can join us.

Alternatives:

join us for the celebrations
join us at the celebrations
join us during the celebrations
join us as we celebrate
join us in celebrating

join us for the celebrations