Sentence examples for sacred events from inspiring English sources

Myths narrate the sacred events that unfolded in the first time, the epoch of creative beginnings.

But millions revered it, were moved by it to remember sacred events, and were often better people because of those thoughts.

He is one of the greatest soloists jazz has ever had, and his appearances are sacred events for the jazz faithful.

Thus Mezlekia recalls how, amid the chaos and slaughter as his city's people fled en masse, his family clung to the belief that meals were sacred events requiring "complete and undivided attention.

The stories told in Ta'ziyeh derive from sacred events in the early history of the Shiite, a branch of Islam that formed after the death of the prophet Muhammad in 632.

One view of the problem is that of the American folklorist Stith Thompson, who regarded myths as one type of folktale; according to this approach, the particular characteristic of myth is that its narratives deal with sacred events that happened "in the beginning".

Where was that "peaceful feeling" which was supposed to ripple through this sacred event?

I felt like I had witnessed some sacred event between father and son.

So even the most intimate and sacred event of death has become a vexing matter of consumer caution.

For most Chinese, the Olympics are a sacred event, which they hope will showcase their country's growing economic might and inspire new international respect.

"These women dress for a sacred event every week," Ms. McDowell said in her workroom recently, dressed in classic New York black.