Easter is a moveable feast that determines many other dates in the liturgical calendar.

The church calendar marks Christmas as a fixed feast, observed on December 25 regardless of the day of the week.

Even though everyone was laughing, Mark's constant complaints made him a skeleton at the feast.

The liturgical calendar listed June 29 as a double feast in honor of the apostles Peter and Paul.

At the rustic inn, the eccentric host held a Dutch feast that ended with him slurring his words while the guests watched in astonishment.

Our family lights candles and sings songs every night during the Feast of Light.

We planned a secret midnight feast in the living room with leftovers, toast and hot chocolate.

When she walked into the room, her presence made him a spectre at the feast, silent and unmoving amid the laughter.

When the old accusations resurfaced, he felt like a specter at the feast, awkward and unwelcome among the joyful guests.

Even as they laughed and toasted the newlyweds, the ghost at the feast — his unresolved betrayal — made the celebration feel hollow.