Sentence examples for official observances from inspiring English sources

Another round of official observances is scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday.

These were among the first of the official observances to remember the many fallen firefighters, police officers and emergency workers who died responding to the attack.

In that spirit, Naveen Sangji, sister of Sheri Sangji, the technician who last year died of injuries from lab fire at the University of California (UC), Los Angeles, made the issue of lab safety part of the official observances in April that marked Workers Memorial Day in Washington, D.C. Annual commemorations of job-related deaths have taken place for years, across the nation and abroad.

Dallas's Central Centennial Exposition (1936), the state's official observance of the Texas revolution centennial, was a boon to the city's Depression-era economy, and one of the country's first shopping centres opened in 1931 in the suburb of Highland Park.

The "X" had been seen as tasteless by many while the official observance - a small plaque on the plaza's noted "grassy knoll" - had been criticized as inadequate.

In response to Burgoyne's surrender, Congress declared December 18 , 1777as a national day "for solemn Thanksgiving and praise" in recognition of the military success at Saratoga; it was the nation's first official observance of a holiday with that name.

In response to Burgoyne's surrender, Congress declared December 18 , 1777 as a national day "for solemn Thanksgiving and praise"; it was the nation's first official observance of a holiday with that name.

Celebrating and teaching students at a college or university about the holiday can be difficult for the simple reason that students are not on campus during its official observance (December 26th-January 1st) as these dates fall over winter break when school is out of session.

For though, as her sister demanded, she conformed outwardly to official Catholic observance, she inevitably became the focus and the obvious beneficiary of plots to overthrow the government and restore Protestantism.

But, it is recognized by Congress as an official "federal observance," and the president usually issues an official proclamation about the day's significance.

No holiday fights for respect more than Memorial Day – the official day of observance commemorating men and women killed on the battlefield or in service to this nation's existence.