Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota have many superb stretches of color which reach their height from the last few days of September well into October, especially in their northern sections, e.g., Wisconsin's Vilas County whose Colorama celebration is Sept. 29-Oct. 8.

A Burns supper is a celebration of the life and poetry of the poet Robert Burns, author of many Scots poems.

Hobart's Constitution Dock is the arrival point for Yachts after they have completed the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, and usually witnesses scenes of celebration by many yachtsmen during the new year festivities.

The holiday was, and for many still is, a festival of the hearth and home, and a celebration of the lengthening days and the early signs of spring.

This name reflects the fact that while in many respects Shemini Atzeret is a separate holiday in its own right, in certain respects its celebration is linked to that of Sukkot.

However, the story remained a relatively shallow tale — a celebration of US conquest and personal adventures — until the mid-century, since which time the history has been more thoroughly researched and retold in many forms to a growing and appreciative audience.

On Easter Day 2007, it was estimated that many of the two billion Catholic, Anglican, Protestant and Eastern Orthodox Christians who were sharing in the celebration of Easter would read, recite, or sing the short prayer in hundreds of languages.

Traditionally people gently sprinkled water on one another as a sign of respect, but as the new year falls during the hottest month in Southeast Asia, many people end up dousing strangers and passersby in vehicles in boisterous celebration.

Margot Adler noted how there were many pagan groups whose practices revolved around the inclusion and celebration of male homosexuality, such as the Minoan Brotherhood, a Wiccan group that combines the iconography from ancient Minoan religion with a Wiccan theology and an emphasis on " men-loving-men ", and the eclectic pagan group known as the Radical Faeries.

* 1892 – The Pledge of Allegiance is first recited by students in many US public schools, as part of a celebration marking the 400th anniversary of Columbus's voyage.

Various cultural additions are mistakenly associated as part of the original celebrations arising from the time of Muhammad, as many of the forms of celebration in various cultures and countries have added.

Makar Sankranti is a Hindu festival dependent on the position of the sun and celebration of Sankranti who is considered a Deity for Hindus and is celebrated in many ways including worship for the departed ancestors and to worship Saraswati.

* In many western churches, violet is the liturgical color of Advent and Lent, which respectively celebrate the expectant waiting and preparation for the celebration of the Nativity of Jesus and the time for Penance and / or Mourning.

Pinkerton, Butterfly and their guests continue the celebration with many toasts.

Masks are central to the Carnival celebration, and worn to many of the festivities, including concerts and parties.

In union with many ministers and professors in city and country, Viret at last thought of establishing a consistory and of introducing a church discipline which should apply excommunication especially at the celebration of the communion.

Mother's Day is an USA invention and it's not directly descended from the many celebrations of mothers and motherhood that have occurred throughout the world over thousands of years ; like the Greek cult to Cybele, the Roman festival of Hilaria, or the Christian Mothering Sunday celebration.

During this period, many religious customs such as the offering of flowers to Our Lady of the Forsaken were taken up, which today are essential parts of the festival, even though unrelated to the original purpose of the celebration, and somewhat antithetical in spirit.

The celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Portsmouth Peace Treaty provided a platform for organizing commemorative events at many levels.

In many countries, Friday is the last day of a five-day working week, and is viewed as a cause for celebration or relief ( leading to the phrase " TGIF ", for " Thank God / Goodness It's Friday ").

As a result, FIFA had some difficulties finding a country interested in hosting the event, since many governments believed that their scarce resources ought to be devoted to more urgent priorities than a sporting celebration.

A religious celebration known as jaca tsariy (" collecting the cuys ") is a major festival in many villages in the Antonio Raimondi province of eastern Peru, and is celebrated in smaller ceremonies in Lima.

His son Michael and daughter-in-law Catherine Zeta-Jones were among the many celebrities who attended his birthday celebration.

The social highlight of the Hayes ' years was their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary celebration, at which the President and the First Lady repeated their vows at a White House ceremony before many of the same guests who had attended the original nuptials in Cincinnati.

In some other languages the celebration, not necessarily on the same date, is known as Day of the Dead.

The differences between the more modern and traditional branches of American Judaism came to a head in 1883, at the " Trefa Banquet " at the Highland House entertainment pavilion, which was at the top of the Mount Adams Incline – where shellfish and other non-kosher dishes were served at the celebration of the first graduating class of Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati.

But The Lord's Supper is now commonly used in reference to a celebration involving no food other than the sacramental bread and wine.

Many, on the other hand, follow John Knox in celebration of the Lord's supper on a quarterly basis, to give proper time for reflection and inward consideration of one's own state and sin.

The introduction to the poem notes that among other gods and goddesses, Freyja attends a celebration held by Ægir.

In the US, holiday may refer to a day set aside by a nation or culture ( in some cases, multiple nations and cultures ) for commemoration, celebration, or other observance.

Mass transatlantic immigration in the 19th century popularized Halloween in North America, and celebration in the United States and Canada has had a significant impact on how the event is observed in other nations.

* A Continual Feast: words of comfort and celebration, collected by Father Tim, published 2005 ( April ), companion volume to Father Tim's other quote journal, Patches of Godlight

Nonetheless, that year he attended a celebration of the 50th anniversary of his first world championship at the Phillip Island Classic festival of motorsport, and in 2010 flew to Bahrain with most of the other surviving Formula One world drivers ' champions for a celebration of 60 years of the Formula One world championship.

Christianity itself has been perceived at times as a form of polytheism by followers of the other Abrahamic religions because of the Christian doctrine of the Trinity ( which at first glance appears indistinguishable from Tritheism, though this is variously condemned as heresy or apostasy by the main Christian denominations ) or the celebration of Pagan feast days and other practices – through a process described as " baptizing " or " Christianization ".

Many Humanists also celebrate the winter and summer solstice, the former of which ( in the northern hemisphere ) is the root of the celebration of Christmas, and the equinoxes, of which the vernal equinox is associated with Christianity's Easter and indeed with all other springtime festivals of renewal.

Where such partnerships are not legally recognized, the wedding may be a religious or symbolic ceremony designed to provide an opportunity to make the same public declarations and celebration with friends and family that any other type of wedding may afford.

The celebration corresponds to Carnival holiday traditions in other parts of the world.

Whereas on other weekdays of Great Lent, no celebration of the Divine Liturgy is permitted, there is a Liturgy ( usually the Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom ) celebrated on Annunciation — even if it falls on Good Friday.

Clayton's event did not have repercussions outside of Fairmont for several reasons, among them: the city was overwhelmed by other events, the celebration was never promoted outside of the town itself and no proclamation was made in the City Council.

We ordain that the Catholic Apostolic and Roman religion shall be restored and reëstablished in all places and localities of this our kingdom and countries subject to our sway, where the exercise of the same has been interrupted, in order that it may be peaceably and freely exercised, without any trouble or hindrance ; forbidding very expressly all persons, of whatsoever estate, quality, or condition, from troubling, molesting, or disturbing ecclesiastics in the celebration of divine service, in the enjoyment or collection of tithes, fruits, or revenues of their benefices, and all other rights and dues belonging to them ; and that all those who during the troubles have taken possession of churches, houses, goods or revenues, belonging to the said ecclesiastics, shall surrender to them entire possession and peaceable enjoyment of such rights, liberties, and sureties as they had before they were deprived of them ....

Some communities or families may delay the celebration for reasons such as availability of a Shabbat during which no other celebration has been scheduled, or due to the desire to permit family to travel to the event.

Portuguese, unlike other Romance languages, uses the word quinta-feira, meaning " fifth day of liturgical celebration ", that comes from the Latin " feria quinta " used in religious texts where it was not allowed to consecrate days to pagan gods.

In addition to the Fixed and Moveable Cycles, there are a number of other liturgical cycles in the ecclesiastical year that affect the celebration of the divine services.

For the celebration of the Eucharist in Eastern churches, including those in full communion with the Holy See, other terms such as the Divine Liturgy, the Holy Qurbana and the Badarak are normal.

The celebration of the Mass in Lutheran churches follows a similar pattern to other traditions, starting with public confession ( Confiteor ) by all and a Declaration of Grace said by the priest or pastor.