8 sentences with 'celebration'
Example sentences and phrases with the word celebration and other words derived from it.
• « Arnold Toynbee and Arthur Koestler, referring to this celebration, point out in their book "Life After Death" that it is precisely death that has the last laugh in the celebration. »
• « Not surprisingly, religious festivals dedicated to Dionysus involved much celebration, and part of that celebration were choruses of song and chant. »
• « The great legacy of Greek art lies in its celebration of perfection and balance: the human body in its perfect state, perfect symmetry in buildings and balance in geometric forms. »
• « December 25 had been the main feast of the sun god Sol Invictus, and early Christians embraced the overlap between that celebration and Christmas, noting that Christ was like the sun as the source of spiritual life. »
• « Similarly, Sandro Botticelli's works focused on central themes of the Renaissance as a whole: the importance of patronage, the celebration of classical figures and ideas, the beauty of the human body and mind, and Christian piety. »
• « Needless to say, Gobineau's claims were meaningless in terms of actual scientific reality, but by using the language of science, Gobineau's grandiose celebration of racial hierarchy served to support the authority and wealth of those already in power behind a façade of "neutral" analysis. »