In earlier times Rome was most conspicuous as the centre of Carnival activity, and the splendour and richness of the festivity that marked its observance there were scarcely surpassed elsewhere.
This past Monday and Tuesday marked the observance of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year.
THE centennial of the Navy submarine force will be marked with observances around the country this month, but few places will be celebrating it more than southeastern Connecticut.
Jews and Muslims will join together at Beth Elohim, a synagogue in Park Slope, Brooklyn, to mark the observance of both Ramadan, the Muslim fasting holiday, and the end of Tisha B'Av, a Jewish fast day.
The Port of Los Angeles has announced free harbor boat tours May 11-12 to mark the observance of World Trade Week.
The Conference noted with satisfaction the outstanding response of Member Nations in implementing activities to mark the observance of the third World Food Day in 1983, which were in full harmony with the objectives set out in the Conference Resolutions related to World Food Day.
A century later, Sarasota, a community of 250,000 on the Gulf Coast of Florida, has begun an observance marked by at least one major event a month through next April.
March 5 marked the annual observance of the "Spread the Word to End the Word" campaign.
December 3 marked the annual observance of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
Since that time lunar New Year's Day has been commonly known as "Spring Festival". The old lunar calendar continues to be used popularly in conjunction with the solar-oriented Gregorian calendar as a way of marking traditional observances, the dates of which, like Spring Festival, are dependent on its calculations, and which are closely associated with its agrarian origins.
In honor of Veterans Day, here are stories about Yale veterans and the Nov. 10 ceremony marking this year's observance.
