When the hajj comes to an end, Muslims will distribute meat to the poor and recall Abraham's willingness to offer his son to God.
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November 20, 2009: Eid al-Adha
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June 19, 2009: Pilgrimage to Chartres
St. John's University history professor John Rao, a traditionalist Roman Catholic, has made the three-day pilgrimage from Paris to Chartres Cathedral more than half a dozen times and says the experience is filled with ritual, ceremony, and spiritual fervor.
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February 8, 2008: Tallit Making
A synagogue with a class in which boys and girls preparing for their coming of age ceremonies, bar mitzvahs and bat mitzvahs, make their own tallit.
Posted: Feb 8th, 2008 Comments: 1 Views: 1,269
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September 14, 2007: Praying with the Sound of the Shofar
Whether they are Orthodox, Conservative, Reconstructionist or Reform, whether they gather on a California beach or in a New York City synagogue, Jews share at least one common element at their Rosh Hashanah observances: the shofar.
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July 20, 2007: Buddhist Ash Interment
A segment about the Chinese Buddhist tradition of honoring deceased family members at the place where their ashes are interred. Harry Leong of New York City was our guide as he and his mother remembered his late father at the Chuang Yen monastery in Carmel, New York.
Posted: Jul 20th, 2007 Comments: 0 Views: 598
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Catholics of a certain age grew up hearing the Mass only in Latin. But since the 1960s, priests have been allowed to say the Mass in Latin only with the permission of their bishop. The Vatican is now loosening those restrictions, so the Latin Mass may soon become more widely available.
Posted: Jul 6th, 2007 Comments: 1 Views: 768
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Monu Harnal describes the Hindu holiday of Diwali celebrating the end of the year and many events in the lives of the some of Hinduism's most important deities
Posted: Oct 27th, 2006 Comments: 0 Views: 204
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October 24, 2003: Devotion to Kali
This weekend, Hindus around the world celebrate Diwali, the Festival of Lights. For some Hindus, Diwali coincides with a special worship service for the powerful goddess Kali, who represents opposites such as life and death, creation and destruction.
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October 18, 2002: Hindu Temple Dedication
In India, it is not common to find a Siva and Vishnu temple under one roof, but Sri Siva Vishnu Temple in Maryland manages to bring Hindus of these rival traditions together and promote greater unity and diversity.
Posted: Oct 18th, 2002 Comments: 0 Views: 200
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