Charles Ellicott Commentary Hosea 2:11

"I will also cause all her mirth to cease, her feasts, her new moons, and her sabbaths, and all her solemn assemblies." — Hosea 2:11 (ASV)

Mirth ... Cease.— The mirth is here indicative of the general character of the ceremonial—certainly not in itself a bad sign. David danced before the Lord, and justified the act. No one was to appear with sad countenance before Jehovah, any more than before an earthly potentate. (Compare to Nehemiah 2:2.)

The “feast days” are to be distinguished from the “solemn feasts.” The latter term is more generic in Hebrew, while the former denoted the three great festivals of the year (especially the Feast of Tabernacles). These feasts, which Jeroboam I. had instituted, are not spoken of in themselves as sinful.