Religious Events
Religious Events
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30 festival article(s) returned for Religious Events
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Article Title: Nueva Ecija, Philippines: home of Araquio
Festival Name: Araquio Festival
Festival Country: Philippines
Festival Type(s): Religious, Cultural, Performing Art
Araquio festival - one of its kind in the Philippines, and maybe in the world as well. It is Nueva Ecija's very own theatrical-cum-religious presentation likened to that of the zarzuelas during the Spaniards regime in the country.
Festival Name: Borobudur Sunrise
Festival Country: Indonesia
Festival Type(s): Religious, Cultural, Historical
It was more the intricacy than the size of Borobudur that first caught my attention. Although undoubtedly immense, the grand scale of Borobudur cannot truly be appreciated from a distance. Not unlike a pyramid or mountain in its overall appearance it challenges the traditional model of a temple in that it lacks an enclosed structure that is home to a depiction of a deity.
Article Title: Budha's Birthday Celebrations in Hong Kong
Festival Name: Budha's Birthday
Festival Country: Hong Kong
Festival Type(s): Religious, Traditional, Cultural
The Lord Buddha's birthday falls in early May on the Chinese calendar, and since 1999 Hong Kong has celebrated it as a public holiday.
Article Title: Kingdom of the Thunder Dragon - Bumthang Festival
Festival Name: Bumthang Festival
Festival Country: Bhutan
Festival Type(s): Religious, Indigenous
We had flown over eight of the ten highest peaks in the world. The plane banked steeply and dropped through the clouds, skimming the rice paddies and landed at Paro, the only airport in Bhutan. We soon found that the magnificent Terminal Building with over-hanging eaves, elaborately painted walls and carved windows is normal architecture in the country. Another striking feature - everyone wears national dress, so immigration and customs formalities had added interest.
Article Title: A Golden Christmas
Festival Name: Christmas
Festival Country: Venezuela
Festival Type(s): Christmas, Religious, Traditional
As the 25th approaches, the men start trickling back into the village from the myriad creeks they've been panning. The general store becomes a hub of activity. The ancient scales come out of their box and preside over the once-blue table outside.
Article Title: A Medieval Christmas
Festival Name: Christmas
Festival Country: Worldwide
Festival Type(s): Christmas, Religious, Medieval
Let those who have no light in themselves light candles!' thundered the great Roman Tertullian. 'Let those over whom Hell fire is hanging, fix to their doors laurels doomed presently to burn. You are the light of the world, you are the tree ever green...make not your own house a temple.' Like the Puritans in later centuries, Tertullian urged the people to stop their so-called 'pagan' festivities at Christmas time.
Article Title: The Legends of Christmas Eve
Festival Name: Christmas
Festival Country: Worldwide
Festival Type(s): Christmas, Religious, Traditional
No night in all the year is so charged with the supernatural as Christmas Eve - or so the legends say.
Article Title: In Search of Santa Claus
Festival Name: Christmas
Festival Country: Worldwide
Festival Type(s): Religious
Twenty-six years ago I traveled to the North Pole in search of Santa Claus. I didn't get any further than Barrow, Alaska - the Arctic Ocean was completely frozen in huge mounds of ice - but the people there said I needn't go any further since no one lives at the North Pole. To say I was disappointed is an understatement. But my quest for Santa Claus continued until this year.
Article Title: An Irish Christmas - St. Stephen's to New Year's Eve
Festival Name: Christmas
Festival Country: Ireland
Festival Type(s): Christmas, Religious, Traditional
When I was a little girl, the day after Christmas was almost as much fun as the day itself. It was, and still is, a national holiday in Great Britain and Ireland, which makes a great deal of sense to me; adults get a day off to relax (or recuperate!), kids can look forward to going to the pantomime, and best of all, there's still that magical feeling of good cheer in the air.
Article Title: Christmas Festivals in Catalonia
Festival Name: Christmas
Festival Country: Spain
Festival Type(s): Christmas, Religious
The month of December brings a flurry of parties and celebrations, leading up to the culmination of Christmas chaos or cheer, depending on your own personal viewpoint. In Spain, Christmas is celebrated not only on the 25th of December but also includes all the surrounding days from the 24th of December (Noche Vieja) until the 6th of January (Reyes).
Article Title: Christmas in a Muslim Country
Festival Name: Christmas
Festival Country: Indonesia
Festival Type(s): Christmas, Religious, New Year
The Equator lies to the south, about a half day's bumpy ride by bus, but the island's elevation negates the tropical latitude. We were dozing, tucked in sleeping bags, when a rousing chorus of Gloria Hallelujah and O Come All Ye Faithful woke us.
Article Title: Mexico's Devilishly Dark Side
Festival Name: Day of the Dead
Festival Country: Mexico
Festival Type(s): Traditional, Pagan, Religious
El Dia de los Muertos (the Day of the Dead) is Mexico's popular two-day holiday honouring the dead. Oaxaca, 550 kilometres southeast of Mexico City, is one region where this strong holiday tradition survives.
Article Title: When the Sun Dances
Festival Name: Easter
Festival Country: Worldwide
Festival Type(s): Easter, Religious
'The sun's dancing day and the earths' holy day' - this is Jacobean poet Nicolas Breton's description of Easter Day. The British believed in ancient times that the sun danced for joy as it rose at Easter to commemorate Christ's resurrection. In many parts of Wales crowds still climb just before the dawn to the highest point in the area to watch the sun 'dance' as it rises on Easter Day. In the Vale of Clwyd villagers used to dance three somersaults on the top of Dinas Bran, thereby greeting the sun rise.
Article Title: How to have a Blessed, Irish Easter
Festival Name: Easter
Festival Country: Ireland
Festival Type(s): Easter, Religious
Irish Easter begins, as do most Irish seasonal celebrations, with cleansing. Houses are to be cleaned inside and out, and whitewashed if necessary. As is the custom in the United States and many other places around the world, it is a time to purchase new clothing.
Article Title: Sardine Heaven - The Feast of St. Anthony
Festival Name: Feast of St. Anthony
Festival Country: Portugal
Festival Type(s): Traditional, Religious, Cultural
The storeowner told me they were the "brides of St. Anthony," and it was part of the saint's feast day traditions. He said the city hall traditionally hosts the bridal couples for free if they are poor.
Article Title: Baptism By Beat
Festival Name: Fiesta de San Juan Bautista
Festival Country: Venezuela
Festival Type(s): Religious, Music - Varied, Music - Traditional
Down by the sea, the drums call. The villages of Barlovento spring from their sleepy states for the Fiesta de San Juan Bautista (St John the Baptist) in late June.
Article Title: 'Santacruzan' - The Queen of May
Festival Name: Flores De Mayo (Flowers of May)
Festival Country: Philippines
Festival Type(s): Floral, Religious
Stop and smell the roses. During the month of May, in the tropical islands of the Philippines (where my roots are), we don't have to stop -- the fragrance of flowers floats in the air.
Article Title: The Gawai Festival
Festival Name: Gawai Festival
Festival Country: Malaysia
Festival Type(s): New Year, Harvest, Religious
Gawai is an annual festival held every June in the longhouses of lowland tribes in Sarawak. It is a national event, promoted by local brews and municipalities, but in reality everyone leaves the cities empty to return home or visit friends. Gawai is a harvest festival, a New Year celebration, religious ritual and family reunion all at the same time.
Article Title: The Exciting Guelaguetza - The Epitome of Mexican Festivals
Festival Name: Guelaguetza
Festival Country: Mexico
Festival Type(s): Traditional, Cultural, Religious
"You should be here in July when we hold our annual Guelaguetza. It's the most beautiful festival in the world." My Zapotec Indian taxi driver in Oaxaca, capital of Mexico's most colourful state, exuded pride as he talked about his state's national dance extravaganza.
Article Title: Hallowe'en - Its origins and history
Festival Name: Halloween
Festival Country: Worldwide
Festival Type(s): Halloween, Religious, Traditional
Encyclopaedia Britannica states that Hallowe'en is 'All Hallows' Eve or All Hallows' Evening, a holy or hallowed evening observed on October 31, the eve of All Saints' Day'. This Christian festival was first introduced in the 7th century CE, initially on May 13th.
Article Title: The Forty Days of Lent
Festival Name: Lent
Festival Country: Worldwide
Festival Type(s): Religious
Lent begins at midnight on Shrove Tuesday. The first day of Lent is known as 'Ash Wednesday'. On this day the Bishop would bless the hair shirts which penitents were to wear during Lent.
Article Title: The Dancing Monks of Tengboche
Festival Name: Mani Rimdu Festival
Festival Country: Nepal
Festival Type(s): Religious, Indigenous, Music - Traditional
IT ISN'T MUSIC AND IT HAS NO RHYTHM. Amplified by the clear mountain air, the cacophony of sound is deafening. Conversation becomes impossible and all attention turns to the temple entrance, whence a procession of solemn faced monks is emerging.
Article Title: Get in the Spirit at the Marblehead Christmas Walk
Festival Name: Marblehead Christmas Walk
Festival Country: USA
Festival Type(s): Christmas, Religious, Street Parade
What better way to get into the Christmas spirit than to sing carols by candlelight in the brisk air in a quaint New England seacoast town as the lights of the town tree blink on for the first time. So begins the annual Marblehead Christmas Walk in Marblehead, Massachusetts, part party, part historical tour, and part shopping festival.
Article Title: Papa in da House
Festival Name: Papal Audience
Festival Country: Holy See
Festival Type(s): Religious
Pope Benedict XVI may not have the same instant charisma of his rock-star-meeting, sunglass-wearing predecessor, but he can still pull a crowd and knows how to work the adoring masses into a frenzy
Article Title: A Homage To Sevilla
Festival Name: Semana Santa
Festival Country: Spain
Festival Type(s): Cultural, Religious, Traditional
Semana Santa represents a pulsating celebration of Easter and is as much of a sacred tradition to the proud Andalucians, as the rather more barbaric pastime of Bullfighting.
Article Title: Shrove Tuesday - Pancake Day!
Festival Name: Shrove Tuesday - Pancake Day
Festival Country: Ireland
Festival Type(s): Religious, Traditional, Cultural
Throughout the British Isles and in many European countries, the day before Ash Wednesday - Shrove Tuesday - is commonly known as Pancake Day. As children, we loved watching the Pancake Races. Usually, the contestants were housewives. Each of them carried a skillet which contained a large, very thin pancake. The idea was for the women to race to the finish line, tossing their pancakes as they ran. It was hilarious - especially when a stray pancake landed where it wasn't supposed to!
Article Title: St. Michael's Carrots - The Feast of St. Michaels
Festival Name: St. Michael's Carrots - The Feast of St. Michaels
Festival Country: Ireland
Festival Type(s): Religious, Traditional, Cultural
On the afternoon of the Sunday preceding Michaelmas, women and girls in the Hebrides gather St. Michael's wild carrots. But they don't just dig them up haphazardly - a very special ritual must be observed.
Article Title: Celebrating St. Patrick's Day In Old Ireland
Festival Name: St. Patrick's Day
Festival Country: Ireland
Festival Type(s): Religious, Party, Food and Drink
All over the world, St. Patrick's Day is celebrated with elaborate parades; families tuck into the traditional dinner of corned beef and cabbage; and, in the pubs, the green beer flows swifter than the River Shannon. It's odd to think that just a short time ago, none of the most popular customs we often take for granted even existed.
Article Title: Thaipusam - Festival of Faith
Festival Name: Thaipusam
Festival Country: Malaysia
Festival Type(s): Traditional, Bizarre, Religious
As an avid attendee of matsuri (traditional festivals) across my adopted home country of Japan, I had thought there was little to touch them in terms of color, vivacity and raw animism. Until I went to Malaysia's Thaipusam festival, that is.
Article Title: Torajan Funeral
Festival Name: Torajan Funeral
Festival Country: Indonesia
Festival Type(s): Religious, Indigenous, Traditional
Whatever the sights, there's no doubt that the highlight of a trip to Tana Toraja, the area of central Sulawesi whose capital is Rantepao, is to visit a funeral. This is easier than it sounds: because the funeral celebrations take a lot of preparation, not to mention expense, the Torajans have two funerals for each death, much like the Balinese; the first one is a private affair straight away after the death, and the body is preserved in the house where it died until the necessary cash has been saved up for the second one, a much bigger, more public affair. Because the second funeral is effectively a huge party and can be held at any time, it tends to be organised for between July and October when the relatives can come to visit more easily, during the school holidays. This leads to the strange concept of the Funeral Season, which Rose and I were lucky enough to catch the end of.
Religious Events Snippets
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Religious Events Photo Galleries
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Religious Events Videos
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Bolivia
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El Salvador
Saudi Arabia
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Religious Events Links
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