Sentence examples for observed holidays from inspiring English sources

Sergeant Hemingway, who was killed in a car bomb explosion in Baghdad on April 10, observed holidays with great devotion.

Peer did not grow up with strong political or religious ties, she said, though the family observed holidays and lighted Friday night Sabbath candles.

Other publicly observed holidays include Independence Day, on January 1, which celebrates the country's 1956 declaration of independence, and National Salvation Revolution Day, on June 30, which commemorates the 1989 military coup.

Noting that some African-Americans retained dietary laws and observed holidays that were similar to Judaic ones, and seeing parallels with biblical prophecies in which Israelites were enslaved and scattered across the world, Rabbi Matthew decided that Judaism had been the original belief system of many Africans.

University observed holidays and time away for professional activities (i.e. conferences, workshops, or interviews).

Holiday is a dummy-coded variable for regular or nationally observed holidays, and dow is a dummy-coded variable for weekday or weekend.

July 4 (Mon) Independence Day observed (holiday, no classes).

The most widely observed holiday is Christmas, first celebrated in the 4th century.

It's one thing to think John Lewis is a great place to buy vests, quite another to grant it authority to set the tone for the year's most widely observed holiday.

Eventually it became a much observed holiday.

On Passover, perhaps Judaism's most widely observed holiday, secular and religious Jews alike recall the story of the Israelites' exodus from slavery in Egypt.