(n.) The second day of February, on which is celebrated the feast of the Purification of the Virgin Mary; -- so called because the candles for the altar or other sacred uses are blessed on that day.
Example Sentences:
(1) But for the French it has already passed: there, it is celebrated on 2 February, the feast of Candlemas, or La Chandeleur .
Commemorate
Definition:
(v. t.) To call to remembrance by a special act or observance; to celebrate with honor and solemnity; to honor, as a person or event, by some act of respect or affection, intended to preserve the remembrance of the person or event; as, to commemorate the sufferings and dying love of our Savior by the sacrament of the Lord's Supper; to commemorate the Declaration of Independence by the observance of the Fourth of July.
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(1) Two days after Michael Morpurgo, author of War Horse , published a beautiful essay calling for this year's First World War commemorations to " honour those who died " and "celebrate the peace we now share", Michael Gove has delivered the government's response.
(2) With gratitude and rejoice, we commemorate the return to International arena.
(3) We like to commemorate the end of the conflict but the Great War is different and unique in modern history and it is appropriate that we should give some thought as to why Britain and her family went to war."
(4) His rise to office came a day after meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin at D-day commemoration ceremonies in France.
(5) The commemoration began when the clock on the neo-gothic Town Hall struck 12, and a maroon was fired from the roof.
(6) As well as commemorating King's famous speech, the march aims to call attention to issues affecting America today, including unemployment, voting rights, gun violence, women's rights and immigration reform.
(7) The museum is also planning a "new major exhibition" in Manchester and boasts of leading a global network of more than 1,600 cultural and educational organisations for the commemorations, due to run until 2018.
(8) That’s why we are breaking the silence by inviting women such as Bakira Hasečić , president of the Association of Women Victims of War and a survivor of genocidal rape, to speak about their experiences at commemorations in the UK.
(9) Almost 300 survivors of the Nazi German concentration and extermination camps at Auschwitz gather on Tuesday to mark the 70th anniversary of their liberation, in what for many will be the last such commemoration.
(10) They commemorate – sometimes no more questioningly than a press release – a new novel or stage play or film, before disappearing into production-company vaults.
(11) Women on 20s said it began the competition to commemorate the 100th anniversary of women earning the right to vote in 1920.
(12) The shirt commemorates a piece of Orwellian newspeak that flew from the lips of Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway on NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday.
(13) But pressure has also been building from different sources for the commemorations to take on particular approaches.
(14) Holocaust survivors and government officials have gathered at the memorial site of the former concentration camp Bergen-Belsen in northern Germany , in a solemn ceremony to commemorate the liberation of the camp 70 years ago.
(15) Oscar Wilde's grave in Paris has put up with a lot in its first century - the flying angel headstone has been castrated (twice), commemorative candles have scorched the front, and multilingual graffiti are regularly scrawled over the tomb.
(16) Last year, Hastings indicted Gove's boss David Cameron for sucking up to the Germans intolerably over events commemorate the centenary of the start of the first world war.
(17) Freeman was awarded an MBE in 1998 and over the years picked up an assortment of prestigious gongs for his radio work, including the Sony awards radio personality of the year in 1987, the Radio Academy's outstanding contribution to UK music radio award in 1988, and a special Sony award in May 2000 commemorating 40 years of service to broadcasting.
(18) As a small group of Abbado's relatives, including two of his children, looked on, Barenboim, La Scala's current music director, appeared quietly moved as the commemorative performance ended after about 20 minutes to dignified applause from the piazza.
(19) The Holocaust Memorial Day commemorations will be launched in the UK at King's Cross station on Monday, less than a mile from where the rally is expected to take place.
(20) Facebook Twitter Pinterest It was feared violent protests would take place during the 10th anniversary of the 2005 Cronulla riots, but the commemoration ended with a barbecue attended by just 50 people .