1.   For months, church officials lobbied to cancel the festival, but Sunday was the first time the pope personally addressed the issue.

2.   World War II gave German-Americans renewed stimulus to drop their accents, cancel their festivals, shut down their radio programs, and anglicize their names.

3.   A last-minute appeal from Peruvian animal-rights activists persuaded authorities to cancel a festival of cat cookery scheduled for this weekend.

4.   A music festival has been canceled, and officials are also considering closing bars early.

5.   Al-Duwailah said fundamentalists will continue to pressure the government to intervene and cancel the festival, al-Watan reported.

6.   In the last two years, violence has forced dozens of towns in Puerto Rico to cancel local festivals, including patron saint celebrations that date back centuries.

7.   More than a dozen towns and cities around the devastated area decided to cancel festivals normally held in early spring.

8.   Outdoor festivals were canceled, and police and soldiers patrolled markets, shopping malls and city centers in large numbers.

9.   Ramirez said he felt the crowd would have become more restless had the festival been canceled.

10.   Some summer festivals were canceled.