Sentence examples for Solemn day from inspiring English sources

The high holy days - Yom Kippur is the most solemn day of fasting for Jews - illustrate some of the complexities: hostel staff have to satisfy residents who may have different degrees of religious observance, but who all want to be in a Jewish environment.

These violent acts of senseless hatred occurred only days after the annual observance of Tisha B'Av, a solemn day of fasting and mourning in commemoration of the destruction of the two temples which once stood in Jerusalem.

Kabbalistic (mystical) teaching has virtually transformed Hoshana Rabba into a solemn day of judgment.

Games are played on Good Friday, the most solemn day on the Christian calendar.

But such a solemn day for some people, they'd think it was insensitive".

"This is a more solemn day, a chance to say a last goodbye to Richard".

The solemn Thanksgiving Day arrival of his remains.

The mood of the nation is grim, after the 4th Arab-Israeli war, which began when Egypt & Syria attacked on Israeli solemn religious day, Yom Kippur, Oct. 6.

Mr. Barlow said he would not comment on any criticisms of the church or its teachings, surely not on so solemn a day.

His words during a solemn Armistice Day ceremony under overcast skies at the foot of the Arc de Triomphe in the heart of the French capital were intended for a global audience.

The visit, Mr. Romney's fourth to Israel, coincided with the solemn fast day of Tisha B'av, which commemorates the destruction of the First and Second Jewish Temples of Jerusalem.