Observances

Kahn was president of the Weld County Medical Society, and he was a volunteer with the Holocaust Memorial Observances of Greeley and Northern Colorado Committee.

Polish President Andrzej Duda took part in nationwide observances Friday to honor Poles who risked — and often lost — their lives trying to save Jews from the Holocaust during the Nazi German occupation of Poland.

Some of the participants will travel to Warsaw for observances marking the uprising in the Warsaw ghetto in 1943 which will be attended by the presidents of Poland, Germany and Israel.

The history of New Year celebrations dates back thousands of years, with various cultures and civilizations having their unique observances.

Every December, we mark three international observances that are at the heart of the U.S.-Nigeria partnership: World AIDS Day, International Anti-Corruption Day, and Human Rights Day.

Observances will begin shortly to commemorate the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks here at the Flight 93 memorial.

The first poppies were distributed across Canada in the early 1920s, and since then, wearing a poppy has become an integral part of Canadian Remembrance Day observances.

According to the statement, “all funerals, one week and forty days observances and all outdooring ritual activities” have also been suspended.

Broderius and Lac qui Parle Valley Superintendent Greg Schmidt said their districts already have ideas for end-of-year observances.

But proponents of Arabic reject the notion that it is limited to religious observances and oppose equating Arabic to Ge’ez, the language used by the Tewahdo clergy.

MINSK, Belarus (AP) — The eastern European nation of Belarus held a full-fledged military parade Saturday to mark Victory Day, shrugging off safety concerns during the coronavirus pandemic that led its own long-planned 75th anniversary observances.

On Monday, observances with the participation of foreign leaders and survivors will take place at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial to mark 75 years since it was liberated by Soviet troops.

Several of the country’s unique tourism products will be highlighted during this month’s observances.

The sharply reduced observances this year left a hole in Russia’s civic and emotional calendar.

The statue toppling in Washington took place at the end of a day when thousands of people marched through US cities in Juneteenth observances commemorating the abolition of slavery.

Notable absences at the anniversary observances include Vladimir Putin, who was not invited, Donald Trump, who cancelled his trip at the last minute due to a hurricane, and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and Haven House, the only domestic-violence shelter in Sandoval County, is organizing special observances to support victims and survivors.

Other friends and neighbors whom I asked about the holiday, and who grew up in the Jewish tradition, said that for them it meant a good meal with family, but that their observances stopped at that.

The observances were led by Polish President Andrzej Duda and also attended by US Vice President Mike Pence and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

WARSAW, Poland — An aide to Poland’s president says that US President Donald Trump will visit Warsaw from August 31 through September 2 to take part in observances marking the 80th anniversary of World War II.