No other holiday has so rich an heritage of old customs and observances as Christmas.
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Observances
Synonyms for "observances" (13 found)
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Closest matches (3)
Noun(3 words)
Strong matches (4)
Noun(3 words)
Adjective(1 words)
cultural practices
Related words (6)
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10 entriescommemorative daycommemorative serviceholy day servicenational holidaypolicy adherencepublic holidayreligious ceremonyremembrance daysafety compliancestandards compliance
Collocations
6 entriescivic observancesholiday observancesnational observancespublic observancesreligious observancesstate observances
Derivations
6 entriesSample sentences
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A hundred and fifty feet from this pueblo is a large upright block of sandstone, which is said to be used as a datum point in the observations of the sun made by a priest of Zuñi for the regulation of the time for planting and harvesting, for determining the new year, and for fixing the dates of certain other ceremonial observances.
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School is a place for learning, not for religious observances.
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