Feasts, Holidays
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- refer to
- to mention or speak about someone or something
- commonly
- usually or by most people
- Christian
- a person who believes in the ideas taught by Jesus Christ
- observe
- to do things and obey laws that are part of a religion or custom
- correspond
- if two things or ideas correspond, the parts or information in one relate to the parts or information in the other
- assassinate
- to murder an important person
- at the stroke of midnight
- at mindnight
- harvest season
- the time when crops are gathered from the fields, or the act of gathering them
- occur
- to happen
- patron saint
- a Christian saint who people believe gives special protection to a particular place, activity, or person
- custom
- something that is done by people in a particular society because it is traditional
- anniversary
- a date on which something special or important happened in a previous year
- swear in
- if someone with a new public job or position is sworn in, they make an official promise to do their duty well
- bank holiday
- an official holiday when banks and most businesses are closed [= public holiday American English]
- declare
- to state officially and publicly that a particular situation exists or that something is true
- official
- someone who is in a position of authority in an organization
- secular
- not connected with or controlled by a church or other religious authority
- express
- to tell or show what you are feeling or thinking by using words, looks, or actions
- rarely
- not often
- designate
- to represent or refer to something using a particular sign, name etc
- protest
- to come together to publicly express disapproval or opposition to something
- feast
- an occasion when there are a lot of enjoyable things to see or do
- contest
- to say formally that you do not accept something or do not agree with it
- combine
- if you combine two or more different things, or if they combine, they begin to exist or work together
- resist
- to try to prevent a change from happening, or prevent yourself from being forced to do something
- cease
- to stop doing something or stop happening