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Easter

Easter

Easter is not only a movable holiday but a multiple one: in most years Western Christian churches and Eastern Orthodox churches celebrate Easter on different dates. In 2006, for example, Easter was celebrated on April 16 by Western churches [...]

Posted On : Apr, 10 2007 | Comments : 0

Diwali

Diwali

Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, is the best known of Hindu celebrations and certainly the brightest. Amid the darkest skies of autumn, lights brighten homes throughout India—a sign of welcome to the gods Rama and Lakshmi.   [...]

Posted On : Apr, 10 2007 | Comments : 0

Chinese three day ceremony

Chinese three day ceremony

   In China, a bathing ceremony is traditionally held three days after a baby's birth. The practice dates from the Tang dynasty  (618-907), and is popular even today. The infant is given its first bath surrounded by family a [...]

Posted On : Mar, 31 2007 | Comments : 0

The Dargah Shareef of Khwaza Moinuddin Chishti -Rahmatulaah Alih

The Dargah Shareef of Khwaza Moinuddin Chishti -Rahmatulaah ...

At the foot of the Taragarh hill The Dargah Shareef of Khwaza Moinuddin Chishti -Rahmatulaah Alih is situated at the foot of the Taragarh hill, and consists of several white marble buildings arranged around two courtyards, including a massi [...]

Posted On : Mar, 31 2007 | Comments : 0

Princess for a day

Princess for a day

  The Quinceanera is, in regions of Latin america, a young woman's celebration of her fifteenth birthday, which is celebrated in a unique and different way from her other birthdays.  Different countries have unique customs for th [...]

Posted On : Mar, 29 2007 | Comments : 0

Southern Africa's First People Bushmen

Southern Africa's First People Bushmen

When tourists arrive, the Bushmen trade their Western clothes for skins and hurry to the visitor center, where they dance, answer questions, and sell crafts. Some reports have likened the operation to a human zoo. But for some Bushmen it is [...]

Posted On : Mar, 27 2007 | Comments : 0

Buddhism adopted by Tibetan in the seventh century

Buddhism adopted by Tibetan in the seventh century

 An ever-present part of the lives of modern Tibetans, this religion remains the most important defining element of their culture. An inner shrine contains the country’s most sacred statue, called the Jowo Rinpoche—a seate [...]

Posted On : Mar, 27 2007 | Comments : 0

The Women Behind the Veil 'Saudi Arabia'

The Women Behind the Veil 'Saudi Arabia'

Given only passing mention by the Koran, Islam’s holy book, the veil is an ancient custom traced to India and Persia; it was adopted by Arabia’s nomadic tribes, which enforced a strict code of female modesty. Veiled to all men [...]

Posted On : Mar, 27 2007 | Comments : 0

Christmas Markets in Germany

Christmas Markets in Germany

Christmas markets have a long history. The Dresdner Striezelmarkt is first mentioned in 1434. Hand-carved Erzgebirgsfiguren  are the specialty there, miners, pyramids, nutcrackers and Rauch. During the Christmas pre-season the smell o [...]

Posted On : Mar, 26 2007 | Comments : 0

The Holy See 'Vatican' (Rome Italy)

The Holy See 'Vatican' (Rome Italy)

For hundreds of years, the Vatican has been the center of Catholicism worldwide The Holy See, also called the Vatican, is a country founded by and for the Roman Catholic Church. It is from the Vatican that the pope holds authority over the [...]

Posted On : Mar, 26 2007 | Comments : 0

Japanese Dance and Kabuki

Japanese Dance and Kabuki

Kabuki is a traditional form of Japanese theater. According to Mark Oshima, “Originally the word ‘kabuki’ meant something ‘off beat’ or not quite moral and began with colorfully dressed, swaggering ex-samurai, [...]

Posted On : Mar, 22 2007 | Comments : 0

Gwallye and Gyerye

Gwallye and Gyerye

In the Confucian society coming of age rituals were performed when a person reached young adulthood, which is between the ages of 15 to 20. This practice is still prevalent in Korea. The rite was called Gwallye in the case of boys. Young m [...]

Posted On : Feb, 26 2007 | Comments : 8

native american rituals

native american rituals

Native American tribes had their own unique beliefs and rituals. Children who had attained puberty were made to undergo rigorous rites of passage. This helped to prepare them for the hardships of life and also attuned them to the spiritua [...]

Posted On : Feb, 24 2007 | Comments : 0

Navjote ceremony

Navjote ceremony

One of the most important rituals in the Zoroastrian faith is the Navjote ceremony. This is a rite of passage which every Parsi boy and girl undergoes soon after the seventh birthday. Nav means new life and Navjote literally means bringing [...]

Posted On : Feb, 23 2007 | Comments : 0
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