Previous to the First World War, individual commemoration of war dead was often on an ad hoc basis and was almost exclusively limited to commissioned officers.
Furthermore, some Lutheran calendars (such as that of the LCMS) still venerate individuals whose commemorations have been suppressed in other Western Churches.
As for ground zero, he dislikes the plans, saying the site has become a showcase for celebrity architects driven by current cultural imperatives to translate communal grief into a commemoration of individual loss.
It made the notion of modern design accessible to many people and insured that in the future tragic events would be marked as commemorations of individuals, not as collective disasters.
The Sanctoral Cycle is the fixed daily commemorations of individuals and events not related to the Temporal Cycle of Sundays, Festivals, and Seasons.
Log on to In Flanders Fields, type in a name and see the place of birth, rank, regiment, service number, date of death and place of burial / commemoration of each individual soldier with that name, where the information is available.
Commemorations are for individuals or events which have been noteworthy in the life of the Church and in the history of Lutheranism in particular.
Israel's national commemoration of the individual and collective hardship endured 70 years and more ago has been extensive; educational programs bring history to virtually every Jewish child from a young age.
Tuesday's Africa Malaria Day commemorations in Africa will bring together individuals, community groups, entertainers and local, national and international dignitaries for a day of reflection, advocacy and mobilization around malaria.
