Sentence examples for dedicated feast from inspiring English sources

He was named Kahkewāquonāby by his maternal grandfather, Chief Wahbanosay, during a dedicated feast.

The Palio is a medieval feast dedicated to the Virgin Mary with deep religious roots, particularly in Siena, where the Virgin is especially venerated.

This, ladies and gentlemen, is my introduction to Thorrablot, a midwinter feast dedicated to all things Viking, and a fabulous test for the serious eater.

He also had a number of feasts dedicated to him which were held throughout the year.

More than 100 days of the year were feast days dedicated to various Roman gods and goddesses.

This is the only church recorded as being dedicated to Enghenedl, whose feast day was celebrated on Quinquagesima (the Sunday before Ash Wednesday).

There are several feast days dedicated to him: 27 January, Translation of the relics of St John Chrysostom from Comana to Constantinople 30 January, Synaxis of the Three Great Hierarchs 14 September, Repose of St John Chrysostom 13 November, St John Chrysostom the Archbishop of Constantinople The best known of his many homilies, his famous Paschal Homily (Hieratikon), is rather brief.

Reformation Christians depicted Babylon as a whore, dedicated to orgies and feasting; Martin Luther compared the Rome of his day with ancient Babylon.Archaeologists tell a different story.

In Russia the love feasts are dedicated to the memory of a deceased person or to the patron saint of the village and in Serbia to the protecting saint from whom the rod or pleme ("clan") took its name.

Tomorrow is known in Italy as La Vigilia, or the vigil, and it's a day dedicated to shopping for the feast on the 25th.

On the contrary: these days the Latin dance scene is truly a moveable feast that offers dedicated fans — and curious beginners — the possibility of stepping out seven nights a week.