Humor grows out of the genuine capacity to sense the seriousness or importance of an occasion, or an event, or a word. (religion-online.org)
The grandeur of the feast depended, of course, on the wealth of the host, the rank of the guests, and the importance of the occasion. (fieryfoodscentral.com)
It's that haunting memory of others celebrating your demise, magnified by the importance of the occasion. (thetwounfortunates.com)