Many countries now observe a similar holiday.

Many followers of Buddhism observe a code of conduct known as the Five Precepts, of which the fifth precept prohibits consumption of intoxicating substances ( except for medical reasons ).

Many were obliged to accept Christianity but continued privately to observe the Jewish laws.

Many other towns in Croatia's Kvarner region ( and in other parts of the country ) observe the Carnival period, often incorporating local traditions and celebrating local culture.

Many felt that local law enforcement had not acted competently enough to observe and eventually arrest Dutroux and his accomplices before they kidnapped at least six girls ( Julie LeJeune & Melissa Russo, An Marchal & Eefje Lambrecks, Sabine Dardenne & Laetitia Delhez ) of which they murdered four ( Sabine & Laetitia being rescued just in time ) and most probably some gang members.

Many people would come day after day and vie for the best locations from which to observe the proceedings ; knitting women ( tricoteuses ) formed a cadre of hardcore regulars, inciting the crowd in the role of cheerleaders.

Many Italian-Americans observe Columbus Day as a celebration of their heritage, the first occasion being in New York City on October 12, 1866.

Many of the Irish monasteries did not observe the Roman Easter, but they were not isolated from the continent ; by the time of Whitby the southern Irish were already observing the Roman Easter date, and Irish clergy were in contact with their continental counterparts.

Many earlier researchers used ethnography to attempt to understand what people do in online spaces, how they express themselves, what motivates them, how they govern themselves, what attracts people to participate, and why some people prefer to observe rather than contribute.

Many Christians consider it their obligation to follow what is often termed the Great Commission of Jesus, recorded in the final verses of the Gospel of Matthew: " Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.

Many people in the Commonwealth observe a moment of silence, often two minutes, at 11: 00 am on 11 November each year ( Remembrance Day ) to remember sacrifices of members of the armed forces and of civilians in times of war.

:* Many changes Smith made are not easily classified ; one can observe only that frequently the meaning of a given text has been changed, often idiosyncratically

Many people of the Hindu faith observe Dasara through social gatherings and food offerings to the gods at home and in temples throughout Nepal and India.

Many of the novels have the quality of " English village " murder mysteries, in which we see at close hand the everyday material life ( and the intellectual and spiritual life ) of various classes of people and observe the tensions within and between them ; but here, the " everyday " is of the 15th century, carefully researched.

Many Christians observe this event with the Feast of the Annunciation on 25 March, nine full months before Christmas, the birthday of Jesus.

Many of the churches of the Anglican Communion as well as Lutheran, Methodist, and some other Churches observe most of the same ; however, their altars may be covered in black instead of being stripped.

Many monasteries also observe Monday as a fast day.

Many LHS classes are held in the Animal Discovery Room and provide the opportunity for children to observe and interact with animals.

Many Tenctonese of different faiths observe the same secular holidays, such as the Day of Descent.

Many Shia Muslims, who make up the largest minority of Islamic followers — including the Ismailis and especially Dawoodi Bohra's — observe Laylat al-Qadr on the night of the 23rd, in keeping with traditions received through Ali and his wife Fatimah, Muhammad's daughter and Fatimid Imams.

Many Christians do not observe a Sabbath or apply it to a " day of rest ," considering it a part of the Mosaic Law with no application to Christians.

Many of the studies conducted that observe alcoholic polyneuropathy in patients are often criticized for their criteria used to assess nutritional deficiency in the subjects because they may not have completely ruled out the possibility of a nutritional deficiency in the genesis of the polyneuropathy.

Many Anglo-Catholic parishes observe the feast using the traditional Roman Catholic title, the " Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary ".

Many hundreds of monks and mendicants base themselves around the holy sites of Hinduism, or in hermitages around the Himalayas to observe their vows and penance in as religious an environment as possible.

Many evangelical creeds will restate traditional Calvinist or Arminian theology, such as belief in biblical inerrancy and creation.

* Many traditional beliefs in the Philippines still practised to an extent today are animist and spiritist in origin in that there are rituals aimed at pacifying malevolent spirits or are apotropaic in nature.

* Many traditional Native American religions are fundamentally animistic.

Many of those countries still hold the traditional memorial ceremony every year.

Many such short processes involve a few changes to traditional methods, including smaller, more homogenized pieces in the compost, controlling carbon to nitrogen ( CN ) ratio at 30 to 1 or less, and monitoring the moisture level more carefully.

Many traditional regional cuisines rely on basic methods of preservation such as drying, salting, pickling and fermentation.

Many Conservative Jews reject the traditional Jewish idea that God literally dictated the words of the Torah to Moses at Mount Sinai in a verbal revelation, but they hold the traditional Jewish belief that God inspired the later prophets to write the rest of the Tanakh.

Many contemporary dance forms can be traced back to historical, traditional, ceremonial, and ethnic dance.

Many of these algorithms use convolution with the filter 1 to slightly whiten or flatten the spectrum, thereby allowing traditional lossless compression to work more efficiently.

Many faiths around the world — from Japanese Shinto and Chinese traditional religion, to certain African practices and the faiths derived from those in the Caribbean, to Native American beliefs — hold that ancestral or household spirits offer daily protection and blessings.

Many of Dublin's traditional industries, such as food processing, textile manufacturing, brewing, and distilling have gradually declined, although Guinness has been brewed at the St. James's Gate Brewery since 1759.

Many historians trace modern Ethiopian foreign policy to the reign of Emperor Tewodros II, whose primary concerns were the security of Ethiopia's traditional borders, obtaining technology from Europe ( or modernization ), and to a lesser degree Ethiopian rights to the monastery of Dar-es-Sultan in the city of Jerusalem.

Many countries have growing electoral reform movements, which advocate systems such as approval voting, single transferable vote, instant runoff voting or a Condorcet method ; these methods are also gaining popularity for lesser elections in some countries where more important elections still use more traditional counting methods.

Many of the elements in EverQuest have been drawn from text-based MUD ( Multi-User Dungeon ) games, particularly DikuMUDs, which in turn were inspired by traditional role-playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons.

Many epic poems of various cultures were pieced together from shorter pieces of traditional narrative verse, which explains their episodic structure and often their in medias res plot developments.

Many types of surfing are popular on the island, including traditional surfing, windsurfing ( where the board is propelled by a sail ) and most recently kitesurfing.

Many feminist theologians assert that personal experience can be an important component of insight into the divine, along with the more traditional sources of holy books or received tradition.

Many of the pre-Christian, traditional Indo-European, festivals and celebrations such as Tyarndarach ( Trndez-associated with fire worship ) and Vartavar ( Vadarvar-associated with water worship ), that dated back to thousands of years were preserved and continued in the form of Christian celebrations and chants.

Many teams were going away from the traditional uniform and the Astros were no exception.

Many other scales, both diatonic and synthetic, can be obtained by adjusting the pedals differently from each other ; also, many chords in traditional harmony can be obtained by adjusting pedals so that some notes are enharmonic equivalents of others, and this is central to harp technique.

Many stores include restaurants serving traditional Swedish food, including potatoes with Swedish meatballs, cream sauce and lingonberry jam, although there are variations.

Many people on MDI regimens carry insulin pens to inject their rapid-acting insulins instead of traditional syringes.

Many use traditional songs and rites from sources such as The Silver Bough and The Carmina Gadelica.