Sentence examples for observances marking from inspiring English sources

Hundreds of Filipino Americans and farm worker movement activists will gather outside Delano, Calif .on Saturday, June 21 for a day of observances marking the 40th anniversary of the dedication of the Paulo Agbayani Retirement Village for elderly and displaced Filipino grape strikers.

But at companies that had been harder hit by the disaster, more elaborate observances marked the day.

Whether these observances mark an annual harvest, peace or something else, their underlying theme is appreciation and gratitude, sentiments that seem to be innate in human beings.

Mr. Yeltsin received the medal, the Order of Merit of the Fatherland, First Grade, at a ceremony marking Russia Day, an observance of Russia's 1990 declaration that it would pursue democracy within the Soviet Union.

Many 16th and 17th century Puritans rejected the traditional observances that marked medieval life.

The life of the individual is punctuated by observances that mark the notable events of personal existence.

Several capitals around the world held observances to mark the anniversary.

He set up the Chief Justice's Law Reform Committee to try to ensure justice in Victoria's courts was abreast of the times, and a committee for religious observances and services to arrange the religious services marking the opening of the legal year.

As in previous years, the tenth anniversary of the bombing observances began with a service at 9 02 am, marking the moment the bomb went off, with the traditional 168 seconds of silence one second for each person who was killed as a result of the blast.

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.

Since in Scottish tradition there is a specific formula for marking the "Caledonia Bard's" birthday, members of the association will try to duplicate the observance in "spirit and style," though a a "fun substitute" will be used for haggis.