It was a recently restored building in a park, a landmark used for only the most sacred occasions.

Tro-u is ancestral drum music that is played to invite ancestors to special sacred occasions at a shrine.

On these sacred occasions, the Akan ancestors are venerated.

It makes a mockery of a sacred occasion.

Several formulae were generally adhered to on the solemn and sacred occasions when a new colony set forth.

The convocation is in session," he added as if this was a sacred occasion.

This holy water is used in many sacred occasions to call upon good fortune and celestial blessing.

Other zemirot are more generic and can be sung at any meal or other sacred occasion.

"This is always a sacred occasion for me, full of hope and joy," she said.

It is a somber, sacred occasion with music and dancing until the early hours of the morning.