Sentence examples for feast date from inspiring English sources

Felix's feast date is 8 March.

In the Eastern churches the feast dates back to the dedication of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre (the site of Christ's tomb) in Jerusalem c. 335.

Besides his feast day, the date of his translation, 13 September, was also celebrated after his death.

Before Indian and Chinese musical influences, the inspirational source of Burmese music and dance was the miracle plays (nibhatkhin), which, in turn, were based on singing, dancing, and entertainment in local folk feasts that date back to antiquity.

Brian Hayden, an archaeologist at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, Canada, says that the new evidence is "very convincing" and represents the "best documented case" of early feasting to date.

Their designated feast day, October 25, commemorates the date of their canonization.

His feast day is in November, although the date varies between sources.

It found favour with Urban, who issued a bull in 1264 instituting it as a moveable feast (a holiday whose date is not fixed but is set according to the date of Easter) that was to be celebrated throughout the church.

Her feast day was February 1, which was also the date of the pagan festival of Imbolc, the season when the ewes came into milk.

Feast of the Assumption DATE: Aug.15 FALLS ON: Fri.

Feast of the Assumption DATE: Aug. 15 FALLS ON: Tues.