feast day

Example Sentences

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Although it is not a holiday in Northern Ireland, more and more events take place each year to mark her feast day.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

He even shouted out Our Lady of Guadalupe’s feast day, commending the “steadfast devotion to Mary that originated in the heart of Mexico.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

And in Bolivia, pet owners marked the feast day of Saint Roch, the patron saint of dogs.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 17, 2023

It could hardly be gathered and used to bake bread down to the said feast day unless it was first put in vessels to dry.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

The feast day of Venus was, of course, especially honored in Cyprus, the island which first received the goddess after she rose from the foam.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton