Sentences with phrase «public celebration of festivals»
There are those who argue that the public celebration of festivals such as Christmas should be discouraged, in the questionable belief that it might somehow offend those of other religions or none.
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«December 25 is an official public holiday» synonyms: day of observance, festival, feast day, fête, fiesta, celebration, anniversary, jubilee; More characteristic of a holiday; festive.
Starting Friday, the Southern Festival of Books: A Celebration of the Written Word welcomes more than 200 authors from throughout the U.S. for a free three - day festival that is open to the public.
A good portion of my travel in 2009 took the form of various public speaking events in 5 U.S. states and 3 overseas countries, including (but not limited to) the LA Times Travel Show, the Tucson Book Festival, the Kansas Book Awards, the DO Lectures (in Wales), the Chatwin Prize festival (in Italy), and the 100th anniversary celebration of worldwide youth hosteling (pictured above, in Boston).
Her large - scale photographs of Brazilian festival flags conjure the colorful public celebrations in a country of nationalism, economic disparity, and reverie.