Sentence examples for Major ceremonies from inspiring English sources

It was here that major ceremonies took place among the initiated in the religion.

The major harvest time, in late summer and early fall, was a time of plenty during which most of the major ceremonies were celebrated.

The Old Campus remains an epicenter of the university, providing dormitory accommodation for most freshmen and a site for major ceremonies.

The commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks began in earnest on Saturday, with major ceremonies not only in Shanksville, Pa., but also New Jersey, Lower Manhattan and Midtown Manhattan.

This awards season has been slated for being a "white out", with very few of the shortlists for major ceremonies such as the Academy Awards containing any people of colour.

No major ceremonies would take place here, but it was a place of spiritual gathering and rejuvenation for Africans who experienced major oppression and hardships both on the plantation and as free citizens.

The major ceremony will be broadcast at 8.30pm on Wednesday.

Cue a release in which Ryley proclaimed the RTS, "the major ceremony in the awards calendar where we are judged by our peers".

Although details have not been worked out, he said, the service will be followed by a parade or a "major ceremony out in the street".

Now 26, his mere appearance on the stage alongside the Dalai Lama at a major ceremony in Washington this month sent a flutter of excitement through the Tibetans in the crowd.

I myself had a glimpse of Amin's cruelty and cunning one morning in Kampala, when the police band were giving a concert as part of a major ceremony.