solemn ceremony

She and Tom became full participants in village life, including the most solemn ceremonies.

The solemn ceremony was attended by about 1,000 people, including many veterans.

The gallery was opened in a solemn ceremony on 25 December 1826.

Naked children running about, laughing, playing, during such a solemn ceremony?

The railway station had been prepared for the solemn ceremony.

For more than two decades, the city marked the anniversary with a solemn ceremony.

The solemn ceremony proceeded in the beginning without a hitch.

They began to have thoughts of a solemn ceremony.

But a military honor guard took over the 11 sets of remains today in a simple and solemn ceremony.

The formal induction consists of a simple, yet solemn ceremony.

In his presence, a short solemn ceremony would be held to announce the opening of the cemetery.

It begins with a solemn ceremony of initiating freshmen into the students.

The censer, in the shape of a boat, is still used today during the most solemn ceremonies.

It is a solemn ceremony filled with joy, dancing, fireworks, and food.

After a solemn ceremony, he was laid to rest, followed by his ill-fated crew the following day.

The modern kepi is presented to new recruits in a solemn ceremony.

Men were initiated into the sect with solemn ceremonies.

After months of memorial services, we didn't especially need another solemn ceremony on Sunday to prepare us for a football game.

We performed the solemn ceremony of jumping off the ledge, and then it was my turn to swim across the lake.

Following these acts of bravery, the military colors were decorated in a solemn ceremony on 8 October 1878.

Tomorrow we have a solemn ceremony to perform: the setting up of the first pylon for our cable.

It was officially inaugurated with solemn ceremonies held successively on June 28, 29 and 30 of the same year.

July 2013 - Oath-taking days - solemn ceremonies for participants to declare their commitment to the plan.

The solemn ceremonies were performed with all the customary pomp of the Catholic ritual.

But what should have been a solemn ceremony in Mexico City's basilica turned into a media circus.