Sentence examples for observances and from inspiring English sources

Xunzi's denial of supernaturalism led him into a sophisticated interpretation of popular religious observances and superstitions.

Equally important were mourning ceremonies, a series of funerary observances and anniversary commemorations of the dead.

The teachings of such men as Basava and Kabir may have been influenced by Muslim observances and social customs.

Performance contexts include shamanic curing rituals, dance ceremonies associated with rites of passage or seasonal observances, and house purification.

A calendar is convenient for regulating civil life and religious observances and for historical and scientific purposes.

"You try to take advantage of these natural, almost chance observances and learn from them," he said.

Ms. Billingsley said all inmates were permitted to confer with their lawyers and were permitted religious observances and regular hygiene.

Thousands of black Americans have descended on Washington from across the nation for the many parties and observances and visits to the King memorial.

(The festival involved religious observances and later, during the Peloponnesian War, the children of those killed in battle would form a parade).

Preventive strategies should be focused on game rule observance and "fair play".

Usually, high religious observance and low income go along with high birthrates.