Sentence examples for lasting ritual from inspiring English sources

The rabbis saw that there was something enduring about the story of Hanukkah, but a fleeting military and political victory was unstable ground upon which to construct a meaningful and lasting ritual event.

Fortunately, Evidence: The Last Ritual has improved on the formula.

This last ritual is in some ways the most surreal.

Today, mistletoe is still harvested and used in one last ritual.

When a soldier is killed, part of the memorial can be a final roll call — a last, ritual calling of the name of the dead along with those in the unit who survived.

CORNWALL, N.Y. - EVERY Thanksgiving, after the relatives have left and the last shreds of turkey have been made into sandwiches and soup, millions of Americans participate in one last ritual of autumn, one that, despite the common holiday we have just shared, proves what a polarized nation we remain.

This last ritual requires an extended sequence of actions.

The last ritual of taking the milk, going to the stream silently, and taking food at a friend's house suggests that other people, most likely women, were aware and supportive of that ritual, as the presence of a sleeping husband is essential in the second set of stepping verses.

Families, the majority of which are better kept apart, are suddenly thrown together for a ritual feast lasting several days, plowing their way through a few million roast turkeys, mince pies and Christmas puddings and cakes, not to mention swimming the alcohol lake.

The ceremony that accompanies the ritual lasts all night and involves intense drumming, singing, and dancing.

This season of lasts, when every ritual, every event, seems freighted with extra meaning.