feast day

Example Sentences

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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

Every 11th of November, on the feast day of its patron saint, San Martín erupts in a wild spectacle that has occurred almost uninterrupted since 1735.

From New York Times • Jan. 16, 2024

The 6 January Christian feast day of Epiphany, when observers celebrate the visit to Jesus by the Magi - commonly known as the Three Kings, or Wise Men - is widely celebrated in Spain.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2024

“The December feast day of Saint Nicholas coincides with the beginning of the winter storm season on the Mediterranean,” Ayo writes.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 5, 2023

It had been a feast day, his first feast day, and a celebration of being alive and the new way he had of getting food.

From "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen