religious holiday
collocation in Englishmeaningsofreligiousandholiday
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religious
adjective
us//uk/rɪˈlɪdʒ.əs/
relating ...
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holiday
noun
uk/ˈhɒl.ə.deɪ/us/ˈhɑː.lə.deɪ/
UK ; ;
a time when someone does not go to work or school but is free to do what they want, such as travel ...
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(Definition ofreligiousandholidayfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The initial turnout of marchers should certainly be attributed to the call by community clerics to honor thereligiousholiday.
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Naadam was celebrated with minorreligiousholidayuntil secularization in the 1930s.
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Fast day had lost its significance as areligiousholidayby the late 19th century.
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Reports ofreligiousholidaycelebrations, including church services, were regularly printed in the media.
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Across the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries the number of religious holidays was gradually reduced, sometimes by the state and sometimes by the churches themselves.
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Except for limitations on work on religious holidays, official regulation of the daily and weekly round declined.
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Maximum time available for farm work is determined by subtracting religious holidays from the total number of days in the period.
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Douglas wrote that a public school may not coerce anyone to attend church, to observe areligiousholiday, or to take religious instruction.
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This is areligiousholiday.
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Work on the farm is not permitted on religious holidays.
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Seasonal aid is provided at the beginning of the school year for children's clothes and books, at the start of winter, and on religious holidays.
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None of the main characters exhibit any prominent religious views although they observe some religious holidays.
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Schools became targets of increased pressure to introduce curricula featuring subjects on atheism, while traditional religious holidays were officially declared work days.
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State-operated television featured coverage of the celebration of religious holidays and special events in the lives of prominent religious leaders, including ordination anniversaries and funerals.
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They refuse participation in ecumenical and interfaith activities, abstain from celebrating religious holidays, and reject many customs they claim have pagan origins.
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Entity and cantonal authorities routinely recognize religious holidays celebrated by members of the area's majority religion, with government and public offices closed on those days.
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These holidays can be grouped in national and religious holidays.
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It holds several masses throughout the day and is usually crowded on weekends and religious holidays.
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They can also mark national or religious holidays, or be used to promote commercial enterprises.
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The number of religious holidays was reduced and several holidays to commemorate national events introduced.
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