Sentence examples for national observances from inspiring English sources

Look for national observances to tie in with the theme of your book.

The month highlights six unique yet unified national observances, and on May 9th, we will specifically recognize the husbands and wives of our militia for Military Spouse Appreciation Day.

The pace of arrests, which soared in the summer, picked up again at year's end after tens of thousands of demonstrators filled the streets around the country during the national observance of Ashura, a religious day of mourning observed by Shiite Muslims.

Wales will hold a national observance of remembrance in Cardiff.

He proclaimed the national observance of Father's Day.

On Sydney's beaches, lifeguards sounded alarm sirens at noon to signal national observance of a minute of silence.

So what started as a Jewish-only observance of Kristallnacht grew over the years into a large national observance peaking in 1988, on the 50th anniversary, with the opening of the Jewish Museum in Frankfurt, Ms. Kugelmann said.

There will be special weekend programs throughout February in conjunction with the national observance of Black History Month, featuring music, dance, film and lectures, from 1 to 5 p.m. in the Charles A. Dana Education Wing, second floor.

A national observance was needed, a collective acknowledgment of just how profoundly devastating the war had been, and over time, as the tradition took hold, the holiday came to be known as Memorial Day.

The first known "national" observance of the tradition was Dec. 18, 1777.

Some here take a more cynical view of the lack of any national observance.