Sentence examples for lesser holidays from inspiring English sources

The fasts and the lesser holidays, like the minor festivals, lack the work restrictions characteristic of the major festivals.

Although some of the fasts and Rosh Ḥodesh are mentioned in Scripture, most of the details concerning their proper observance, as well as those concerning the other lesser holidays, were provided by the Talmudic and medieval rabbis.

Birthdays are unique for the person of honor, but lesser holidays like Mother's and Father's day fall in a weird in-between area.

Among the dozens of communications issued so far in the campaign are series of short films that celebrate smaller, lesser-known holidays, like "Thank a Mailman Day," and small, fleeting moments like waiting for a date.

Destinations include popular minibreak cities such as Bucharest, Bordeaux and Lisbon, and also lesser-known holiday destinations such as Skellefteå in Sweden, Brive-la-Gaillarde in France, Comiso in Sicily and Osijek in Croatia.

This month, we're taking you to India to celebrate the iconic Holi festival, and Sweden to celebrate a slightly lesser-known holiday.

Lesser known important holidays are Sukkot, a week long festival commemorating the fall harvest around Halloween, ends after eight days with another holiday, Shemini Atzeret.

Since the latter occur mostly during the weekend (and to a lesser extent during the holidays documented in the periods over which the surveys were carried out), the comparison based on holiday mixing may best approximate the impact of school closure, and the comparison based on weekend mixing may best approximate the impact of a combined school closure and work interruption strategy.

Tomorrow is one of the lesser-known American sporting holidays: National Signing Day, when high-school seniors are first eligible to commit their college preferences to ink.

By Ben McGrath January 31 , 2012Tomorrow is one of the lesser-known American sporting holidays: National Signing Day, when high-school seniors are first eligible to commit their college preferences to ink.

It was the eve of Lesser Quinquatrus, the ancient Roman holiday celebrating flute players, but I wasn't feeling particularly festive.