| 单词 | religious festival |
| 例句 | They exchanged members, hunted together, traded rare luxuries, cemented political alliances and celebrated religious festivals. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z This is the religious festival that celebrates the return of Jesus Christ from the dead. Readers recommend: Resurrection songs 2010-04-01T23:01:00Z People get along, they celebrate each other's foods, fashions and religious festivals. Tony Blair: 'To be religiously illiterate is foolish' 2010-08-02T21:00:00Z This is a chronicle of antiquity in which visitors to a religious festival are dismissed as "grokels" and people in need of a hearty breakfast tuck into "the full Roman". The Ides of April by Lindsey Davis – review 2013-05-09T08:01:01Z Performed during Chinese New Year and on other special occasions — religious festivals, store openings, birthday celebrations — it is said to bring good luck and fortune. Special Report: Decorative Arts: For Contemporary Lighting, Echoes of a Lion Dance 2011-10-27T11:30:10Z It was our good fortune to arrive at the start of Holi, a Hindu spring religious festival. Latin America 2011 : Suriname, South America?s Hidden Treasure 2011-09-16T18:55:00Z They were calendars, tables of daily celestial information: sunrise, moonrise, tide tables, moon phases, planetary positions, along with things like religious festivals and, yes, horoscopes. Review | Outhouses are gone, but ‘The Old Farmer’s Almanac’ is still here. Why? 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z About 80 percent of the more than 100 million people of the Philippines are Roman Catholic and the former Spanish colony is famous for its colorful religious festivals. Millions of devotees in Philippines join Black Nazarene procession 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z The Getty also returned an inscribed slab related to a religious festival. LA's Getty Museum returns antiquities to Greece 2012-03-09T17:16:03Z Every Easter, the religious festival of Semana Santa transforms the streets of Seville, Spain, into a baroque Catholic fantasy. Meet the Young Designers Making Catholic-Inspired Fashion 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z For thousands of non-believers, too, Rabana is compulsory listening as Ramadan is as much an opportunity for big family gatherings as it is a religious festival. Iran listens for Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, the lost voice of Ramadan 2013-07-10T16:44:15Z For Christians it's the most significant religious festival of the year; for the rest of us, it's an opportunity to over-indulge in chocolate. Poster poems: Easter 2010-03-26T10:58:00Z At home, the preparation of the prasad would be an early morning affair, especially if we were celebrating a religious festival. The sweet Sikh ritual of karah prasad 2022-05-02T04:00:00Z It was partly a religious festival and partly a construction site: a combination of Glastonbury and a motorway building camp. Stonehenge remains a mystery as scientists ask: was it a health spa, or a cemetery? 2013-03-16T13:49:02Z The community is now in its second and third generation in the capital and many are seeing their religious festivals being highlighted in mainstream supermarkets. Supermarkets 'capitalising' on Diwali, says family firm 2023-11-12T05:00:00Z But the neighborhoods Shmira patrols are overwhelmingly Orthodox — densely populated, full of children and virtually incommunicado on the Sabbath and religious festivals, when observant Jews do not use phones. For L.A.'s Jewish security forces, Israel attack was a call to arms 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z By the 15th century, fireworks were widely used for religious festivals and public entertainment in Europe and early U.S. settlers carried on those traditions, the association said. What to know about Fourth of July holiday origins and traditions 2023-07-01T04:00:00Z "Civilized Europe" saw the full-body tattoos on the Japanese as "backward", which led the latter to cover up the ink, except during religious festivals, Ms Yamamoto said in an online lecture in 2019. Japan rethinks tattoo ban in defence forces to lift recruitment 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z The games were a combination of religious festival and competition in which aristocrats from each city competed in various sports, including javelin, discus, footraces, and a brutal form of unarmed combat called pankration. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z In the temple, the priests organized various religious festivals and performed elaborate rituals, including special sacrifices of animals supplied by worshippers seeking the favor of Yahweh. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Like many religious festivals, Holi is a time for families to spend time together, and food and special dances feature in the celebrations. Holi 2023: What you need to know about the festival of colours 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z They also invariably carry nostalgia for millions like Cuatencos, who remembers his grandmother preparing tamales for family celebrations and religious festivals like Candlemas Day on Feb. 2. Mexicans relish tamales, savoring tradition and nostalgia 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z Among the luxuriant paintings, executed on paper with opaque watercolors supplemented by gold, is a depiction of a religious festival’s boat procession, viewed by teeming crowds on the shore. Review | Smithsonian show revels in the wonders of the White City of India 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z Not surprisingly, religious festivals devoted to Dionysus involved a lot of celebrating, and part of that celebration was choruses of singing and chanting. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Pisistratus also encouraged the celebration of religious festivals and cults that united the people of Attica through a common religion. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z In 2017, two buses collided, killing 25 people, including some heading to a religious festival. Senegal declares national mourning after bus crash kills dozens 2023-01-08T05:00:00Z Children at the school have been working on projects that celebrate identity and difference and plan events to celebrate all the different cultural and religious festivals so everyone is included. Cardiff head teacher who faced racism fights for change 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z The Hindu community, the second largest in the Muslim-majority nation, is gearing up to celebrate one of its largest religious festivals — Durga Puja — next month. Death toll in Bangladesh pilgrim boat capsize rises to 66 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z The Hindus traveled to the temple where tens of thousands of people gather every year for their largest religious festival — Durga Puja — next month. Boat capsize in Bangladesh kills at least 24 Hindu pilgrims 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z However, women of the citizen class were prominent in the public religious life of the city, serving as priestesses and in ceremonial roles in religious festivals. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The rally was held at Ramlila Ground in New Delhi, which is used for religious festivals, major political meetings and entertainment events. India’s main opposition protests rising prices, lack of jobs 2022-09-04T04:00:00Z The committee investigated the circumstances of the disaster in which a crowd of thousands of pilgrims at a religious festival in northern Israel last year created a deadly stampede and crush in a narrow passageway. Former Israeli PM Netanyahu warned over festival disaster 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z About 100 pilgrims were crossing the River Karatoa in Boda area to celebrate a religious festival in a temple when their boat overturned, according to video footage in local media. Death toll in Bangladesh pilgrim boat capsize rises to 66 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z Residents said fighting broke out on Saturday when a crowd of Hindu worshippers, some carrying sticks and knives, moved through the area during a Hindu religious festival. In Delhi suburb, some Muslims say demolitions target them unfairly 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z The temple staff also participated in elaborate religious festivals performed in the cities, such as the New Year Festival. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Across faiths, the celebration of the overlapping holy days and religious festivals is seen as a chance to share meals and rituals. Holy days converging in April spark interfaith celebrations 2022-04-17T04:00:00Z Clashes last Sunday during a religious festival prompted police to impose a curfew in one town and ban gatherings of more than four people in parts of the states. World Digest: April 16, 2022 2022-04-16T04:00:00Z Ramadan is a major religious festival observed by Muslims across the world, and involves fasting during daylight hours. Ramadan 2022: Late-night sports sessions offer chance to play 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z Next weekend, the religious festivals of Passover, Ramadan and Easter will overlap in a rare convergence that will drive unusually high numbers of Jewish, Muslim and Christian worshipers to the Old City of Jerusalem. Wave of Terrorism in Israel Defies a Simple Narrative 2022-04-09T04:00:00Z The king was the high priest and was responsible for performing specific rites at major religious festivals, such as the New Year Festival when gods laid out the course of events for the coming year. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Cannabis is named as one of the most sacred plants on Earth in the Atharva Veda, one of the four foundational texts of Hinduism, and is still widely consumed at Indian religious festivals and ceremonies. This pastor wants to promote the spiritual side of marijuana 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z Before the funeral, commentators and officials feared a repeat of a catastrophe at a religious festival in northern Israel last March, when 45 Haredi worshipers were crushed to death. Revered Jewish Sage Buried in One of the Largest Gatherings in Israel’s History 2022-03-20T04:00:00Z As you read before, traditions such as the Green Corn Ceremony were religious festivals in which Eastern Woodland groups celebrated the harvest and gave thanks. myWorld: Building Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z In the late spring of 1520, some of Cortés’s men killed many Aztec warriors and chiefs while they were celebrating a religious festival. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The choice of Haridwar as the venue for a bold call to violence was strategic — the city attracts millions of visitors annually, often for religious festivals and pilgrimages. As Officials Look Away, Hate Speech in India Nears Dangerous Levels 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z Schools were shut down, citizens ordered to carry vaccination cards in public, religious festival banned and theaters closed. Schools in Nepal demand reopening as virus cases decline 2022-02-06T05:00:00Z Deadly stampedes are fairly common during Indian religious festivals, as large crowds, sometimes in the millions, gather in small areas with few safety or crowd control measures. 12 dead in stampede at popular Hindu shrine in Kashmir 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z “People say that Christmas is not a religious festival anymore, New Year’s is OK to celebrate and to congratulate. This is total bogus,” he said. How do Saudis celebrate Christmas? Quietly. 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z The Aztec ceremonial calendar was full of religious festivals, which varied according to the god being honored. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z She added that since couture shopping in India is largely driven by weddings and religious festivals, the allure of homegrown labels lies in their emphasis on bridal and ethnic fashion. Indian billionaires bet big on homegrown couture 2021-11-20T05:00:00Z A woman also criticizes Syrians for not fighting in the country’s war but returning for religious festivals. Syrians face deportation from Turkey over banana videos 2021-10-30T04:00:00Z More than 100 Hindu devotees died in 2011 in a stampede at a religious festival in the southern Indian state of Kerala. 12 dead in stampede at popular Hindu shrine in Kashmir 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z Local media downplayed their coverage of the violence, apparently under pressure from the government to control any new attacks as Hindus celebrated their largest religious festival, Durga Puja, that ended Friday. Hindus denounce violence amid new attacks in Bangladesh 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z Great fairs were held several times a year, usually during religious festivals, when many people would be in town. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The rise in communal tensions came as the minority Hindus celebrated their largest religious festival, the Durga Puja. Muslims, Hindus protest amid communal violence in Bangladesh 2021-10-16T04:00:00Z DHAKA, Bangladesh — Paramilitary forces spread through much of Bangladesh on Friday to help curb the worst communal violence in years targeting members of the Hindu minority as they celebrated their largest annual religious festival. Bangladesh Strengthens Security as Violence Targets Hindu Festival 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z The rise in communal tensions came as the minority Hindus celebrated the last day of their largest religious festival —the Durga Puja. Protests erupt in Dhaka, amid Muslim-Hindu tensions 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z They added that many of those on the bus may have been travelling home after celebrating Dashain - a major religious festival in Nepal and India. Nepal bus crash kills at least 25 in Mugu district 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z The order is based on a government decree in August that provides guidelines on how to register elephants as pets, deploy them for work and religious festivals, and provide food and safety for the animals. Sri Lanka conservationists fight elephant smuggling in court 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z To this day, Venetians venerate an icon of the Madonna in the basilica during one of the city’s main religious festivals on Nov. 21, a day dedicated to offering prayers for good health, she said. No stranger to plagues, Venice opens film fest with caution 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z As the world scrambles to inoculate people against COVID-19, one store owner in Malaysia is finding his paper vaccines have become popular prayer offering items during a religious festival to honour the deceased. Graffiti artist captures lightness of clouds to lift spirits 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z Over time, their religious festivals grew more grandiose and their demands for rights bolder. Scarred by May school bombing, Afghanistan’s Hazaras fear what awaits them as Taliban gains ground 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z An Indonesian city is bringing COVID-19 vaccines to its people with a growing fleet of inoculation buses, as the country faces a spike in infections after a major religious festival. COVID-19 shots to the people: Indonesia city revs up vaccine buses 2021-06-13T04:00:00Z Election rallies went ahead, markets teemed with people and huge crowds of worshippers attended religious festivals. A PICTURE AND ITS STORY Witnessing COVID chaos in India's hospitals, graveyards and crematoriums 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z He said he counted the bodies of 38 people massacred by Eritrean troops inside the Medhane-Alem church during a religious festival. ‘Our season’: Eritrean troops kill, rape, loot in Tigray 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z His government signed off on a religious festival that drew millions of Hindus to the Ganges River banks. Indian Police Visit Twitter Offices as Modi Goes on Pandemic Offense 2021-05-25T04:00:00Z In late April, 45 ultra-Orthodox Jews were killed in a stampede at a religious festival in northern Israel, the deadliest civilian disaster in the country’s history. World Digest: May 16, 2021 2021-05-16T04:00:00Z The federal government also didn't intervene to stop a religious festival in a northern state in March that was attended by millions of devout Hindus. Indian health agency chief says most of country should remain locked down for 6-8 weeks 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z "Two months ago, the government and the opposition held huge rallies all over the country. People celebrated religious festivals and organised marriage ceremonies - all contributing to this second wave," he said. As India halts vaccine exports, Nepal faces its own Covid crisis 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z They point to a perfect storm of public health blunders, such as permitting massive political rallies and religious festivals in recent months. A coronavirus variant first found in India is now officially a ‘variant of concern,’ the W.H.O. said. 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z He is battling criticism for allowing huge gatherings at a religious festival and holding large election rallies during the past two months even as cases surged. India’s COVID-19 cases dip from peak, calls for shutdown mount 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z The precise role of the Hindu religious festival — the Kumbh Mela — in India’s raging outbreak is impossible to know in the absence of contact tracing. In India’s surge, a religious gathering attended by millions helped the virus spread 2021-05-08T04:00:00Z Israel’s governmental watchdog agency said Monday that it would launch an investigation into the stampede at a religious festival last week that left 45 ultra-Orthodox Jews dead. World Digest: May 3, 2021 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z Haredi rabbis and leaders of Haredi political parties reportedly pressed for unfettered access to the site for what is the biggest religious festival on Israel’s calendar. Israel asks whether autonomy of the ultra-Orthodox contributed to the deadly stampede 2021-05-02T04:00:00Z Modi’s government has been criticised for letting millions of largely unmasked people attend religious festivals and crowded political rallies in five states through March and April. Coronavirus live news: UK in ‘last lap’ of Covid fight; India sees record number of deaths 2021-05-02T04:00:00Z Many Indians abroad watched with unease as the government allowed cricket matches in packed stadiums, mass election rallies and a major religious festival called Kumbh Mela, where millions gathered in one city. ‘Every Time I’m Calling, Someone Has Died’: The Anguish of India’s Diaspora 2021-05-01T04:00:00Z A famous Bollywood music composer tested positive for the virus a few days after returning to Mumbai from the religious festival, his son told the Indian Express newspaper. In India’s surge, a religious gathering attended by millions helped the virus spread 2021-05-08T04:00:00Z Israel is mourning the death of 45 Jewish worshippers killed in a stampede overnight between Thursday and Friday at a religious festival in the north of the country. Crowds gather for Holy Fire ceremony at Jerusalem's Holy Sepulchre 2021-05-01T04:00:00Z Large gatherings, including political rallies and religious festivals, resumed and drew millions of people. U.S. Moves to Restrict Travel From India as Virus Infections and Deaths Surge 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z At least 44 people were crushed to death overnight on Friday at an overcrowded ultra-Orthodox religious festival in Israel with attendees describing scenes of chaos in which others died in front of their eyes. Canada's parliamentary backlog may serve as trigger for early election 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z That led to relaxed social restrictions and mass gatherings at cricket matches, election rallies and religious festivals that experts say became superspreader events. Photo essay: How India's COVID-19 crisis leaves a trail of death and misery 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z In the meantime, authorities relaxed public health restrictions and greenlighted religious festivals and mass political rallies, assuming the pandemic was under control. U.S. coronavirus aid to begin arriving in India amid record surge of cases 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z As coronavirus cases skyrocketed, Modi continued to hold huge election rallies and declined to cancel a Hindu religious festival that drew millions to the banks of the Ganges River, despite pleas from health experts. In India’s devastating coronavirus surge, anger at Modi grows 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z It's worth noting that there's been a major religious festival in northern India as well since early March. India Covid crisis: Did election rallies help spread virus? 2021-04-23T04:00:00Z Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims thronged to a religious festival in the north of the country on Wednesday, stoking fears of another surge in Covid-19 cases. Coronavirus live news: Japan to expand quasi-emergency measures; Brazil ‘running out of sedatives’ 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z In the northern city of Haridwar, hundreds of thousands of pilgrims thronged to a Hindu religious festival on the banks of the river Ganges on Wednesday, stoking fears of a new surge. Indian hospitals overwhelmed by COVID surge as beds, oxygen fall short 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z One morning in early December, she rose before dawn to bathe ahead of a religious festival. Something poisoned more than 650 people in India amid the pandemic. The cause is a mystery. 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z Michaeel fondly recalled how, before the U.S. invasion in 2003, Iraqi Christians from different denominations would attend each other’s services on religious festivals. In Iraq, pope to visit Mosul churches desecrated by Islamic State 2021-02-28T05:00:00Z Now there is no grave to visit, no place to honor his father’s life on major religious festivals, as is the custom. In Sri Lanka, a unique pandemic trauma: Forced cremations 2021-02-12T05:00:00Z "It's a classic sort of 'they tried to kill us, they didn't, we survived, let's eat!' religious festival," she tells Newsbeat. Celebrating Hanukkah in the time of Covid 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z Health officials also are concerned about the potential spread during religious festivals. The Latest: India issues virus warning ahead of state polls 2020-10-22T04:00:00Z Health officials have warned about the potential for the virus to spread during the ongoing religious festival season that includes huge gatherings in temples and shopping districts. The Latest: Modi urges Indians to keep up masks, distancing 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z Requests for protection money are often worded as a contribution towards the organisation of religious festivals in the neighbourhood or as a contribution for the families of local men who are in prison. Sicilian businessman's secret film leads to arrest of alleged mafiosi 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z Health officials have warned about the potential for the virus to spread during the upcoming religious festival season, which is marked by huge gatherings in temples and shopping districts. India cases cross 7 million as experts warn of complacency 2020-10-10T04:00:00Z However, authorities are preparing for a major religious festival season beginning next month that generally sees huge congregations in temples and shopping districts. The Latest: India’s daily cases continue to slow down 2020-09-26T04:00:00Z They sponsored religious festivals, endowed churches and paid the school fees and hospital bills of distant cousins. How U.S. Policy Turned the Sonoran Desert Into a Graveyard for Migrants 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z Children also were restricted from many traditional religious festivals and from receiving religious education. Cultural genocide? What China is doing in Tibet today 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z He also upset Muslim leaders by criticising animal sacrifice during the Shia religious festival, Muharram. Obituary: Irrfan Khan 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z The evening of 8 April is the beginning of Passover, one of the most important religious festivals of the Jewish calendar. How coronavirus is changing religious festivals 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z Events to mark important religious festivals could be cancelled or curtailed in the coming weeks because of the coronavirus crisis. Religious festivals cancelled or scaled back due to coronavirus 2020-03-14T04:00:00Z To showcase the compliance of their services with Islam, fintech firms are organising forums with Islamic scholars and sponsoring religious festivals. "Sharia fintech": Startups race to tap Indonesia growth by aligning with Islam 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z Just listen to the voices: this is Christmas as it must have sounded when it was a religious festival in the depths of winter, rather than an excuse to rack up debt. The 50 greatest Christmas songs – ranked! 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z A religious festival in Nepal where thousands of animals are sacrificed to a Hindu goddess began on Tuesday despite calls to end the bloodshed. Nepal’s animal sacrifice festival, known as ‘world’s bloodiest,’ gets underway after ‘ban’ ignored 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z Less than five years ago, animal charities heralded the end of animal sacrifice at a religious festival dubbed "the world's bloodiest". Animal sacrifice festival goes ahead despite 'ban' 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z Ravi Kumar grew up in a fairly religious home: his parents and grandfather were devout Hindus who would visit temples and perform rituals on religious festivals. The man who's fighting to be godless 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z The date slated for a proposed election clashes with the first day of Succot, a Jewish religious festival. Religious Jews unable to vote on 14 October 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z Last month, staff members organized a celebration for a religious festival and Ms. Maheshwari put flowers in her hair. India’s Widows, Abused at Home, Have Sought Refuge in This Holy City for Centuries 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z Some 300 people continued the search despite heavy rain Sunday morning, sacrificing time with their family amid a Muslim religious festival, he said. Search for London teen missing in Malaysia enters 2nd week 2019-08-11T04:00:00Z Fete books were created to recount the lavish entertainments that marked religious festivals, coronations, state visits, military victories and other public celebrations. Perspective | Remembering when emperors planned their own extravagant fireworks displays 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z While illegal, celebratory gunfire at weddings and religious festivals is still popular in Greece. Greek man arrested over child’s freak Easter Sunday shooting 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z This is because the bombers' targets were the softest of them all - morning church services on a major religious festival and luxury hotels where families settled down to Sri Lanka's generous breakfast buffets. Children of the Easter Sunday carnage 2019-04-27T04:00:00Z They also organised Hindu religious festivals on a grand scale in the lead-up to the polls. The ancient epic dominating India's election 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z It’s scheduled early so the pilgrims can escape the searing heat and start making their way home after a weeklong religious festival. The Latest: Pope celebrates Mass for vast crowd in Panama 2019-01-27T05:00:00Z India’s religious festivals are often badly managed with police and volunteer stewards overwhelmed by the sheer size of the crowds. India: eleven die after eating 'toxic' rice at temple 2018-12-15T05:00:00Z More than 60 people were killed Friday evening after a speeding train ran over a crowd watching fireworks during a religious festival in northern India. Over 60 dead, 100 injured after train mows crowd at India festival 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z A speeding train ran over a crowd watching fireworks during a religious festival in northern India on Friday, killing at least 58 people and injuring dozens more, police said. At least 58 killed during religious festival in India by speeding train - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z It is also the site of one of India’s Kumbh melas – mass Hindu pilgrimages that are considered to be among the world’s largest religious festivals. Hindu nationalist-led state changes Muslim name of Indian city 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z Animals sacrificed at Hindu and Muslim religious festivals are often left to bleed to death, which angers animal rights activists and some Buddhist groups. Sri Lanka to ban Hindu animal sacrifice 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z “I hate, I despise your religious festivals; your assemblies are a stench to me . . . But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream!” Perspective | The Bible is literature for the resistance 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z And abuses continue: on January 20th government forces killed at least seven people at a religious festival. Ethiopia’s regime flirts with letting dissidents speak without locking them up 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z Let us not forget that Christmas is ostensibly a religious festival, with gluttony only briefly mentioned in the small print. Unwanted Boxing Day visitors? Here’s how to get rid of them | Andy Dawson 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z But trying to marry the commercial desire to sell more during what is, after all, a religious festival, requires some sensitivity. The early Christmas gift everyone's buying 2017-11-24T05:00:00Z Police are investigating what caused the stampede on Saturday during a religious festival that involves Hindus bathing in the river in the belief it will wash away their sins. Stampede on Indian river bank kills 3 during Hindu ritual 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z The environmental toll of large religious festivals are becoming increasingly evident across south Asia. Hindu festival chokes Indian waterways with flowers and idol debris 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z Fatal stampedes are not uncommon in India, although most are associated with religious festivals or other spiritual gatherings. Stampede at Mumbai Railway Station Kills at Least 22 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z Known as the Feast of Sacrifice or “big Eid,” it is one of the two major religious festivals of Islam. Eid al-Adha: Muslims Around the World Celebrate Holy Festival 2017-09-02T04:00:00Z Members of the security forces were among the casualties, as well as shoppers who were preparing for the Eid religious festival. Afghanistan bomb attack: 13 killed in car blast in Helmand - BBC News 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z The local festival is called the Celebration of Our Lady of the Mount, the Atlantic island’s biggest yearly religious festival, which draws big crowds. Several killed as tree falls on crowd at Madeira religious festival 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z The tree apparently fell while a large crowd was gathered as part of a traditional religious festival. Reports: Multiple deaths from fallen tree in Portugal 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z Three months later, two similar attacks during the Shia religious festival of Ashura claimed about 30 lives, and in November 2016 an attack at a mosque in Kabul killed more than 30. Afghanistan IS head Abu Sayed killed in raid, says US - BBC News 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z Three months later, two similar attacks during the religious festival of Ashura claimed about 30 lives, and in November 2016 an attack at a mosque in Kabul killed more than 30. Afghanistan: IS head killed in raid - President Ghani - BBC News 2017-05-07T04:00:00Z Sports events and religious festivals are a common target for scammers due to the limited supply of tickets resulting in higher prices. UK tourists hit by booking scams up by nearly a fifth - BBC News 2017-05-07T04:00:00Z I was up early to attend a religious festival, and I made the call. The Wish List I Made After My Wife Almost Died 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z Three months later, two similar attacks during the religious festival of Ashura claimed around 30 lives and in November 2016 an attack at a mosque in Kabul killed more than 30. IS in Afghanistan: How successful has the group been? - BBC News 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z The boat was among 19 that took part in a religious festival procession headed from the fishing town of Beruwala, about 40 miles south of the capital, Colombo, a police spokesman said. World Digest: Feb. 19, 2017 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z Though intermarriage was taboo, in several countries religious festivals were often celebrated together or declared national holidays for all. Trump's refugee policy raises a question: How do you tell a Christian from a Muslim? 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z Stampede in India leaves 6 dead: At least six people were killed in a stampede during a Hindu religious festival in eastern India, an official said. World Digest: Jan. 15, 2017 2017-01-15T05:00:00Z Police said the incident took place as 40 people were returning after attending a Hindu religious festival in a village across the river near Patna, the state capital of Bihar. World Digest: Jan. 14, 2017 2017-01-14T05:00:00Z After puberty, she was prohibited from attending religious festivals or entering the kitchen while menstruating. In Nepal, a Monthly Exile for Women 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z In India, he used a hydraulic pole to shoot an overhead view of a religious festival on the Ganges that attracts tens of millions of people. Edward Burtynsky’s Epic Landscapes 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z In 1992, when she did a ritual bath as part of the Kumbh Mela religious festival, so many people crowded to see her that nearly 50 were killed in a stampede. Jayaram Jayalalitha, powerful Indian politician who broke gender barriers, dies at 68 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z Violence at the beginning of October was precipitated by overseas activists calling for "five days of rage" in response to a deadly stampede at an Oromo religious festival after police and protestors clashed. Why is the Ethiopian diaspora so influential? - BBC News 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z Members of tribes fought, feasted, sacrificed, and competed in religious festivals together. What Modern Democracies Didn’t Copy From Ancient Greece 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z On October 3, 55 people were crushed to death in a stampede after a protest developed at an Oromo religious festival. More Than 1600 Detained in Ethiopia Under State of Emergency 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z The deaths of at least 55 people at an Oromo religious festival on 2 October triggered fresh unrest, including the targeting of some foreign-owned businesses. Seven things banned under Ethiopia's state of emergency - BBC News 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z Police in Ethiopia’s Oromiya region fired teargas and warning shots to disperse anti-government protesters at a religious festival, triggering a stampede the opposition party said killed at least 50 people. Ethiopia: many dead in anti-government protest at religious festival 2016-10-02T04:00:00Z Senegal is predominantly Muslim, and sheep are prized as sacrifices during religious festivals; some people believe the cleaner the animal, the better the sacrifice. On Sundays in Senegal, Surf’s Up for the Sheep 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z The boat was carrying over 100 Muslims home from a religious festival Sunday on the Chao Phraya river north of Bangkok. Thai river boat death toll climbs to 27 as helmsman arrested 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z Sure, historians say the Olympics began as a religious festival to the Greek gods. The 7 best bets, odds and wagers for golf at the 2016 Olympics - Golf Digest 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z The games, held at a sanctuary site for Zeus in Olympia, were part of a religious festival held in honor of the God. What to Know About the Ancient Olympics 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z Rather, they were one part of a major male religious festival in honor of the great god Zeus. The Strange Rites of the Ancient Olympics 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z Up to 1,500 members of his community gather for prayers at religious festivals, he said. Greece Moves Toward Approving First Official Mosque 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z Domesticated elephants in India work in the tourist industry, in religious festivals as temple elephants, or as kumkis, trained elephants who assist in the captures of wild elephants. Wild Indian Elephant Dies Trying to Escape Captivity 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z They use half of the revenue to supplement their Ramadan meals and to subsidize religious festivals. Ramadan for Muslim Inmates: Mixing Religious Duty With Prison’s Limits 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z Crowd scientists refer to this as self-categorization, a type of social unity that typically occurs at religious festivals, music concerts, political protests and even riots. The Black Friday safety tip you need to know 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z Bombings during a Shiite religious festival kill one and wound dozens. Where ISIS Claims It Has Struck, and Why 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z The gathering at Wembley just a few days after the Hindu religious festival of Diwali is expected to be his biggest yet. Why Indians abroad succumb to 'Modimania' - BBC News 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z "Here Hindus pray without fear in temples and organise religious festivals outdoor. In Pakistan we prayed at home. If we went to temples, we avoided the gaze of our neighbours." Why Pakistani Hindus leave their homes for India - BBC News 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z India wrapped up the fifth and final day of a major Hindu religious festival, dancing to rivers to symbolically send off the goddess Durga and her children on a journey by immersing their statues. Your Friday Evening Briefing: Hillary Rodham Clinton, Adele, Jeb Bush 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z Government scientists in India found in a recent study that almost 80 percent of “mass gathering emergencies” in that country occurred during religious festivals. Mecca Shows How Crowds, Usually Calm in Crisis, Can Panic 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z Ephraim's best and only friend is a lamb called Chuni, but his uncle wants to slaughter the lamb for a religious festival. Ethiopia first night nerves after Cannes Film Festival success - BBC News 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z The police station was closed off on Saturday, a religious festival in Greece, but some migrants still thought those from other countries might get preferential treatment. Migrants brawl on Greek island as refugee ship lies empty 2015-08-15T04:00:00Z At least 27 pilgrims were killed during a religious festival in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh in July. Stampede in India Kills 10 Pilgrims Attending Hindu Festival 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z She regularly plays the drum at weddings and religious festivals, and she was desperate to save it after the earthquake. Nepal earthquakes: What I saved from the rubble - BBC News 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z MUMBAI, India — At least 27 people were killed on Tuesday in a stampede in southern India, just hours after the start of a religious festival, an official said. Indian Stampede Kills at Least 27 at Religious Festival 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z "Food is central to a lot of religious festivals. So Christmas is another time where someone with an eating disorder may experience difficulty," says Lorna Garner from Beat. Eating disorders at Ramadan: One teenager's experience - BBC News 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z In his new documentary, the Spanish film-maker has chronicled some of the 16,000 religious festivals across Spain that he says involve the torture of animals. 'We're a violent nation' – director tackles Spain's festival culture of animal cruelty 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z It frequently leads to key religious festivals starting a day early for millions of people in the Pashtun north-west who follow the mosque’s lead. As Ramadan approaches, the moon-spotting arguments begin 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z There is a religious festival taking place marking the death of the seventh Imam in the eighth century. Security tight as Shia pilgrims arrive in Baghdad - BBC News 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z Built between the 12th and 18th centuries, it is a place where kings have been coronated and religious festivals are held. Damaged by deadly quake, fate of Nepal heritage unsure 2015-05-03T04:00:00Z Built between the 12th and 18th centuries, it is a place where kings have been coronated and religious festivals are regularly held. Damaged by deadly quake, fate of Nepal heritage unsure 2015-05-02T04:00:00Z Nearly every aspect of life, from birth to death—everyday meals, rites of passage and major religious festivals—revolve around one or more of these alcoholic beverages. Alcohol: An Astonishing Molecule 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z Photograph: Rizwan Tabassum/AFP/Getty Images Because it is shorter than the solar calendar, the dates of key religious festivals, such as the fasting month of Ramadan, move by about 11 days each year. As Ramadan approaches, the moon-spotting arguments begin 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z Mr Gray said Ofsted had been critical of the school for not celebrating other religious festivals. Ofsted slams 'inadequate' free school 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z I am not religious, and therefore do not celebrate any religious festivals, so Christmas this year is just a Thursday. The people who choose to be alone at Christmas 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z During religious festivals, decorated elephants are invited to Hindu temples, where devotees feed them kilos of chapattis and sweets. The cash machine with a free cobra 2014-11-15T05:00:00Z These might include religious festivals, weddings, funerals or even once-in-a-lifetime opportunities. Call to scrap term-time holiday ban 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z Accidental explosions are common at Indian factories making fireworks for weddings, religious festivals and other ceremonies. Deadly India fireworks factory blast 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z At least 30 people are feared dead after a stampede during a Hindu religious festival in Bihar in northern India, local officials say. Dozens feared dead in India stampede 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z Clashes erupted in Rawalpindi last year when a Shia procession marking the religious festival of Ashura coincided with a sermon at a Sunni mosque affiliated with the seminary. Pakistan Sunni cleric to be buried 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z Martin’s paper addresses an even more important question, says Bart Ehrman, a professor at the University of North Carolina: Why were Jesus’s followers armed at all, especially during a religious festival? Jesus Was Crucified Because Disciples Were Armed, Bible Analysis Suggests “It is not proper to shut a religious festival this way suddenly,” said the state’s home minister, R.R. Hindu festival's supporters in India cheer easing of safety rules 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z The factory was illegal and made fake paper money used in religious festivals. Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung hit by massive gas explosion 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z The faithful sing and dance at exuberant religious festivals. Extremists Make Inroads in Pakistan’s Diverse South 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z In remote regions, his health workers organized local volunteers, drummed up publicity, enlisted the cooperation of the local health clinic’s few employees and sometimes timed their mass immunizations to coincide with local religious festivals. Ciro de Quadros, 74, Dies; Leader in Ridding Latin America of Polio 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z His friends say that he was shot dead by police as he prepared for a religious festival on the streets of Awamiya. Saudi Arabia's hidden uprising 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z Both wrestlers were set to compete in the final wrestling match of the 138th Great Antinoeia, an important series of regional games held along with a religious festival in Antinopolis, in Egypt. Match-Fixing Took Place in Ancient Greek Wrestling 2014-04-17T20:02:00Z The violence erupted in the city, near the capital Islamabad, as Shia Muslims staged a procession marking the religious festival of Ashura. Deadly bomb blasts hit Karachi 2013-11-22T22:02:47Z Violence erupted last Friday as Shia Muslims staged a procession marking the religious festival of Ashura in Rawalpindi, near the capital Islamabad. Altered Images: How to verify photos 2013-11-22T16:32:36Z The violence erupted as Shia Muslims staged a procession marking the religious festival of Ashura. Pakistani city goes under curfew 2013-11-16T11:45:59Z Many Indians are already expressing astonishment that more people died in a stampede at a religious festival over the weekend than in what was billed as the worst cyclone in decades. Rare praise as India cyclone catastrophe averted 2013-10-13T21:08:17Z Most of those on board were travelling home from a religious festival in the Andean district of Santa Teresa, according to a local fire chief. Fifty dead in Peru lorry crash 2013-10-12T15:28:23Z Gold is considered auspicious as a gift or offering at religious festivals in India and forms an essential part of a bride's dowry. Exclusive: India might buy gold from citizens to ease rupee crisis 2013-08-29T15:13:57Z Gold forms an essential part of a bride's dowry in India and is considered auspicious as a gift or offering at religious festivals. Exclusive: India might buy gold from citizens to ease rupee crisis 2013-08-29T12:05:57Z The event is a religious festival done to send a message to Hindu Gods asking for good harvests and crops. Pictures: Day in pictures 2013-07-27T12:03:07Z The train, packed with families visiting relatives and revelers on their way to a religious festival, was not running late. Was 'recklessness' to blame for Spanish train crash? 2013-07-26T13:43:21Z The train, packed with families visiting relatives and revelers on their way to a major religious festival, was not running late. Why was doomed Spanish train going so fast? 2013-07-25T22:21:42Z The suspects are accused of killing the five, who had come to Cairo for a religious festival, and mutilating their bodies by dragging them through the streets. Egypt police arrest eight over Shi'ite killings: report 2013-06-25T09:57:10Z Last year the railway company finished building a 32 km line between Mussayab, south of Baghdad, and the holy city of Kerbala to transfer hundreds of thousands of pilgrims during Shi'ite religious festivals. Iraq to rebuild rail system as reconstruction gathers pace 2013-05-08T16:08:56Z While Orthodox traditions and institutions date back centuries and Orthodox priests still lead the very visible religious festivals, Catholics and various Protestant denominations are also strong. The faith Obama will find in Bethlehem 2013-03-22T12:22:37Z Its church and temple host Mexican and Yaqui religious festivals throughout the year. Sheriff Joe’s posse invades Guadalupe 2013-02-17T12:00:00Z Deadly stampedes are common at India's vast pilgrimages and religious festivals. India stampede kills 36 at world's largest religious festival 2013-02-11T06:49:46Z It is of course a great religious festival, the world's largest we are told, but there is much more to it than just the great bathing day, spectacular though that is. The magic of India's Kumbh Mela 2013-01-11T04:30:24Z On Thursday, 20 Shia pilgrims were killed in a bomb attack south of Baghdad as they were returning from a religious festival. Iraqi Sunnis stage more protests 2013-01-04T17:20:22Z For two weeks in the fall, Magdalena became the center of a round-the-clock religious festival dedicated to Padre Kino’s patron saint, San Francisco Javier. In the Garden: In Tucson, a Search for Fruit the Missionaries Knew 2012-11-21T23:41:36Z If it helps this religious festival to pass without violence, it will be worth it. Pakistan faces violence in a supposed time of peace 2012-11-19T14:30:04Z For instance, many Indians now serve Cadbury milk chocolates at religious festivals, along with traditional sweets. Younger Indians Eager to Embrace Foreign Big-Box Stores and Malls 2012-10-09T21:12:17Z In return, staff would be granted holiday and overtime requests, allowing them to return to Goa to visit family members or attend religious festivals, it is claimed. Carillion accused of racial bias and intimidation by Swindon hospital staff 2012-10-04T05:00:03Z Although it is a religious festival, the state supports it by providing amenities, from security to sanitation. Row over Kumbh Mela rights plan 2012-08-30T16:54:27Z But they say it is hard to be thousands of kilometres from home, family and friends during a major religious festival. Ramadan fasting dilemma when sun never sets 2012-08-17T23:52:54Z He said the pilgrim were to attend an annual religious festival at Triveni on Monday morning. Pilgrims die in Nepal bus crash 2012-07-15T14:59:10Z Prior to 1834, the Bank of England observed about 30 saints' days and religious festivals as holidays but in 1834 this was reduced to just four. Bank holidays 'should be renamed' 2012-07-04T15:50:16Z “I remember visiting my friend in the hospital when he was wounded from an explosion,” said the man, Sahir Talib, 23, who was hurt in a suicide car bombing during a religious festival here. Memo From Baghdad: Familiar Miseries Return in Iraq 2012-06-20T23:59:19Z Many of the dead were Shia pilgrims gathering for a religious festival. Scores die in attacks across Iraq 2012-06-13T13:50:03Z Iraq suffered one of its bloodiest days on Wednesday since U.S. troops left when bombers struck at Shi'ite pilgrims during a religious festival, killing more than 70 people. Hashemi trial portrays dark side of Iraqi politics 2012-06-14T08:38:05Z It is thought many of the dead in Baghdad were Shia pilgrims gathering for a religious festival. Many dead in central Iraq blasts 2012-06-13T05:59:29Z Two religious festivals and two other public holidays will be suspended for five years from 2013. Portugal clears new bailout test 2012-06-04T09:48:54Z It is especially the local religious festivals which bind them together. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z This is the M�la—or great 137 religious festival—which was now in progress. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z Here three men, going up to Bethel to a religious festival were to meet Saul; and they were to present him, as an act of homage, with two of their three loaves. The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel 2012-04-08T02:00:20.427Z The same spirit of toleration shows itself in the celebration of the numerous religious festivals. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z The practice of poets or rhapsodists contending for the prize at the great religious festivals is of considerable antiquity, though apparently post-Homeric. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z The four captives were taken to the village of Hirrihigua, the cacique, who ordered them to be executed on a day of religious festival. Noble Deeds of American Women With Biographical Sketches of Some of the More Prominent 2012-03-10T03:00:13.687Z In Mexico, an elaborate pantomime, representing the harvesting of crops, was staged annually at a religious festival. Vocational Psychology: Its Problems and Methods 2012-02-24T03:00:25.813Z Celebrated under a full moon at the beginning of each year in Singapore and Malaysia, Thaipusam is known as one of the most physically agonizing religious festivals in the world. In Singapore, Finding Peace Among the Pain of Thaipusam 2012-02-09T07:30:00Z The king, out of the goodness of his heart, is about to decree a great religious festival in honor of the goddess and the opening of the temple. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z Hindus, who account for about 80 percent of the nation’s population, also consider buying gold auspicious during religious festivals. Bonds Beating Gold for Funds on Slower Inflation: India Credit 2012-01-12T18:52:02Z Holiday, hol′i-dā, n. a consecrated day: a religious festival: a day for the commemoration of some event: a day of idleness and amusement.—adj. befitting a holiday: cheerful.—Holiday speeches, fine but empty phrases. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z Of the religious festivals of the Buddhists of Ceylon, that known as the Peraharra is the most important. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z We demand that the appointment, by the President of the United States, or by the Governors of the various States, of all religious festivals and fasts shall wholly cease. Liberty In The Nineteenth Century 2011-12-24T03:08:02.240Z For on days that followed great religious festivals the flesh from the sacrificial hecatombs was sold at a minimum price to the poor, so that the greater part of Babylon had meat to eat. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z One shows “charak puja,” a Hindu religious festival in which some participants hang with hooks through their back muscles, swinging from wires suspended on a tall central pole. | Connecticut: At Yale, Redefining an Observer of the British Colonial Empire 2011-12-03T01:16:12Z The Diwali religious festival this week in India, the world’s biggest gold buyer, also may spur physical demand, Sin said. Gold Tops $1,700 on EU Debt-Crisis Concern, U.S. Inflation Risk 2011-10-25T19:46:01Z The Diwali religious festival this week in India, the world’s biggest gold buyer, also may spur physical demand, MKS Finance’s Sin said. Gold Tops $1,700 as Europe’s Debt Woes Spur Demand for Haven 2011-10-25T16:36:01Z The Diwali religious festival this week in India, the biggest gold buyer, may spur physical demand. Gold May Gain for a Third Day as Europe Debt Woes Spur Demand 2011-10-25T09:39:06Z Having briefly described the main features of this religious festival, I will now endeavour to give a short account of the other circumstances connected with it. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z Men who fought on the basis of religion or ethnicity in the 1990s when they were free now sit down at the same table to celebrate each other's religious festivals. Witness: My weekend at The Hague Hilton 2011-09-28T10:07:56Z They coincided with religious festivals, or with the name's day of the drunken convict. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z At Antioch his soldiers were constantly seen borne away from the temple through the streets, gorged and intoxicated, after the revelry of these religious festivals. Sermons 2011-09-26T02:00:27.830Z To-day the modest, honest, unassuming man was a king; not only the king of the family celebration, but the king of a religious festival. Simon Eichelkatz; The Patriarch Two Stories of Jewish Life 2011-09-15T02:00:12.970Z Several incidents connected with this religious festival are worth recording. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z During the reign of Louis XVI. it was an especially honored day, being besides a religious festival also the name day of the Queen. Stories about Famous Precious Stones 2011-08-31T02:01:42.217Z Buying gold is considered auspicious during the religious festivals in India. Gold Sales in India May Rise 25% During Festivals, Jeweler Says 2011-08-30T02:00:31Z These children, along with several hundred others, are training in batches to become priests for the city's biggest religious festival. Teen priests 2011-08-05T16:22:01Z A bomb hidden under a parked car killed at least two Shiite Muslim pilgrims on Friday and wounded four as they made their way to a religious festival in the holy city of Karbala. | MIDDLE EAST: Iraq: Bomb Kills Two Shiite Pilgrims 2011-07-16T03:30:51Z Even in the present time, when Hindoo society is being profoundly convulsed by heterodox opinions, not a few of my enlightened countrymen observe this religious festival, and spend thousands of rupees on its celebration. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z For him the whole sum and substance of every religious festival consists in cessation from toil, and in outward practices of devotion that bear a strong impress of gross idolatry. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z Devotees known locally as the children of mud attend a Mass during a religious festival in Aliaga, north of Luzon in the Philippines. Day in pictures 2011-06-24T11:49:43Z East of the Elbe were the Semnones, who were guardians of a certain holy place,—a grove of the Druids—where various related tribes came for their religious festivals. A History of Germany From the Earliest Times to the Present Day 2011-06-22T02:00:21.157Z Then, just as it appears to have been sinking into oblivion among the people, the clergy themselves gave it the character of a specific religious festival. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z At a religious festival, nearly three-fourths of the assembly are composed of widows. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z By the institution, too, of various religious festivals, connected with agriculture, it came to be regarded with a sort of sacred reverence. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z Mr. Abe said most survivors from Hadenya found it easy to cooperate because they had organized themselves to hold the village’s religious festivals. Cut Off for Days, Japanese Villagers Use Community Bonds to Aid Survival 2011-03-23T17:26:36Z The people had their religious festivals, at stated seasons, when sacrifices, sometimes of human beings, were laid upon the altars of the gods, in the sacred groves. A History of Germany From the Earliest Times to the Present Day 2011-06-22T02:00:21.157Z There is," says this writer, "a religious festival every year at Hurdwar, but every sixth year the ceremonies are more holy and the crowd of pilgrims larger. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z Originally sung at village harvest-home rejoicings, they made their way into the towns, and became the fashion at religious festivals and private gatherings—especially weddings, to which in later times they were practically restricted. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z They had shows and they had religious festivals, they had domestic slaves to look after them and industrial slaves to make a profit for them. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z History of the Crusades," one reads with some degree of horror that "In the Middle Ages the cat was a very important personage in religious festivals. Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured 2011-03-03T03:00:48.597Z I visited the Narmada River several years ago - before the rising waters swamped the ancient riverside temple which attracted thousands of people from aross India for an extraordinary religious festival every year. Harrabin's Notes 2011-03-01T19:13:12Z Last winter, I reported on a religious festival in Pakistan, attended by thousands of worshipers. Reporting While Female 2011-02-19T22:25:01Z Every manner of writer—religious poet, worldly poet, skeptical philosopher, orator—all are of one mind about this, far the greatest of all the religious festivals of Greece. Rambles and Studies in Greece 2011-02-18T03:00:16.480Z And they pursue independent projects — as when fifth-grade students recently interviewed organizers of religious festivals and then made written and oral presentations. In India, a Private Foundation Tries to Improve Public Education 2011-02-17T20:11:27Z Every manner of writer—religious poet, worldly poet, sceptical philosopher, orator—all are of one mind about this, that the Mysteries were far and away the greatest of all the religious festivals of Greece. The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites 2011-01-28T03:00:23.447Z Now all religious festivals in Greece were celebrated with contests, some athletic, others artistic and literary. Greek Sculpture A collection of sixteen pictures of Greek marbles with introduction and interpretation 2011-01-05T03:01:01.227Z In September, police released the sketch of another terrorist who they said was planning an attack to coincide with a religious festival. Terror Fears Put Mumbai on Alert 2010-12-24T10:10:36Z Custom demands that gold be bought for special occasions such as weddings, births and birthdays, as well as for religious festivals, particularly for Diwali, which is celebrated by Jains and Sikhs as well as Hindus. Every Indian wedding adds to demand in world's biggest jewellery market 2010-10-09T23:08:00Z The town is popular with U.S. tourists for its silver crafts and religious festivals but lies on a smuggling route up from the Pacific port of Acapulco. Mexican army kills 15 suspected drug gang members 2010-06-15T23:28:00Z Wednesday marked the culmination of the Hindu religious festival known as the Kumbh Mela, a staggering outpouring of humanity that also represents a staggering logistical challenge. Taking a Sacred Plunge, One Wave of Humanity at a Time 2010-04-14T19:55:00Z In January, 10 Hindu pilgrims died in a stampede during a religious festival on the Ganges river in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal. India Temple Stampede Kills 63 2010-03-04T22:32:00Z In August 2008, about 150 people died in a stampede at a temple in northern India during a religious festival, after rumors of a landslide panicked the crowd. Stampede Kills Scores in India 2010-03-04T12:03:00Z Shia Muslims are marking the end of the Arbaeen religious festival, with Friday being the final and most important day of 40 days of mourning for the Prophet Muhammad's grandson. 2010-02-05T13:42:00Z They were all arrested over protests on 27 December when Shia Muslims gathered for the religious festival of Ashura. 2010-01-30T12:59:00Z Their families have intermarried; they are constantly meeting in their markets and great religious festivals. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius The Eton Montem is considered to be a corruption of the ceremony of electing a boy-bishop, probably changed at the time of the suppression of the religious festivals at the Reformation. Rambles in an Old City comprising antiquarian, historical, biographical and political associations Moreover, his own nation celebrated religious festivals in company with their wives and children, so that his rejoinder is an empty outburst of rage. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus At least 12 people were killed in the first attack on a bus of Shia Muslims heading to a religious festival. 2010-02-05T13:42:00Z Easter usually comes in April, and brings not only a religious festival but a gala day as well, for Easter Monday is holiday time the world over. Gala Day Luncheons A Little Book of Suggestions Only matters of little importance, such as religious festivals, were still observed in an indifferent way. The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State I went last spring with a friend to witness a great religious festival at a distinguished ecclesiastical community,—the festival of Corpus Christi, with its gorgeous procession. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 98, December, 1865 For nine days and nights Cairo has more the aspect of a fair than of a city keeping a religious festival. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" Here was the Lake of Guatavita, and before the arrival of the Spaniards this was the scene of an annual religious festival. The West Indies and the Spanish Main Such was the cruel exhibition which, under the garb of a religious festival, was thought the most fitting ceremonial for welcoming the Catholic monarch to his dominions! History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 There were religious festivals, in which processions of boys and maidens sang pious hymns. Roman Women Though widely separated politically and engaged in endless wars among themselves, the chief bond of union known to them was the common cult of some divinity and participation in the same religious festivals. Greek Women They dance in public, at fairs and religious festivals, and at private festivities, but, it is said, not in respectable houses. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" Apart from its observance as a religious festival, Whitsuntide was, in times past, celebrated with much ceremony. Folk-lore of Shakespeare Then Ulelah begged him to put it off for a day that was annually celebrated as a religious festival, at which time he might be offered as a sacrifice to their gods. Elsie in the South We also see the design decorating the painted drinking bowls named xicalli which were employed in the distribution of the sacred pulque or octli at certain religious festivals. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations The Greeks were fond of the pomp and splendor of religious festivals. Greek Women The inhabitants of Carseoles, an ancient city of Latium, every year, in a religious festival, burned a number of foxes with torches tied to their tails. Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning As in the case of the Chaldeans and Babylonians, a motive for the study of the stars and planets was the priestly one of accurately fixing the religious festivals. The Story of Extinct Civilizations of the West When Ortiz had been there about nine months the Princess Ulelah came to him one evening and told him that their religious festival would be celebrated on the first day of the new moon. Elsie in the South The Magas were the discoverers of magic, mining, metallurgy, handicrafts—the pioneers of scientific research and the first organizers of a ritual of religious festivals.” The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations This dressing for the part and the occasion is interwoven with the Breton’s existence as unalterably as sacred and profane elements are into the occasions of his religious festivals. Legends & Romances of Brittany It is a great religious festival, and the people decorate their houses with garlands, and make presents to friends and relatives. Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning As representing the Sun, the Inca was high priest and head of the hierarchy, and therefore presided at the great religious festivals. The Story of Extinct Civilizations of the West Another case is that of a church singer whose throat during a religious festival service became filled with the smoke of incense. The Voice Its Production, Care and Preservation They are still used by the aborigines in their religious festivals and dances. Vestiges of the Mayas or, Facts Tending to Prove that Communications and Intimate Relations Must Have Existed, in very Remote Times, Between the Inhabitants of Mayab and Those of Asia and Africa Surely the South has remained immutable for centuries in its deeply rooted love of religious festivals. The Naples Riviera The ancient Persians had a religious festival which they annually celebrated, and which they called the "Salutation of Mithras." Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning They mingled together at marriage feasts and at religious festivals. The Truth About Woman The early records of historic races similarly show these three forms of metrical action united in religious festivals. Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I And all who intended to take part in the religious festival or have a tent on the ground began to prepare provisions—cooking meat and poultry, baking bread, cakes, pies, etc. Hidden Hand Besides, it was the day of some great religious festival, when the people were generally in the churches. Queen Elizabeth Makers of History Perhaps no religious festival was ever more splendid than the "Annual Salutation of Mithras," during which forty days were set apart for thanksgiving and sacrifice. Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning Women presided over the public games and over the great religious festivals. The Truth About Woman Some of those benefactors, most generously, defrayed the expenses of a religious festival, from which resulted a considerable profit to the convent in which that festival was celebrated. Roman Catholicism in Spain As Christmas is a religious festival, I shall be glad to have a religious as well as a festival observation of it. Miss Ashton's New Pupil A School Girl's Story There are, according to a list compiled, some 28 religious festivals, 16 national holidays, and 14 popular feast-days. The Empire of the East And the significance that the academies and loggia attributed to the pentagram placed in the rose is explained by the fact that their religious festival was closely connected with this emblem. Hidden Symbolism of Alchemy and the Occult Arts It was the sovereign who made offerings to the deities of heaven and earth at the great religious festivals. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Every year some were killed as sacrifices at the religious festivals or for the consumption of the Court, and at appointed seasons all were sheared and their wool stored in the public magazines. The Red True Story Book Dropping on their knees, and covering their faces, they joined her “Amens” with hushed voices, and into their susceptible hearts the hallowing influence of the religious festival found ready entrance. Miss Ashton's New Pupil A School Girl's Story The religious festivals, which are numerous, are gala days in his life, and the services of religion bring him undoubtedly much consolation. The Empire of the East One of the most striking buildings in Cliff Palace is the Round Tower, two stories high, which not only was an observatory, as is indicated by its peep-holes, but also served purposes in religious festivals. The Book of the National Parks Should you be so fortunate as to find yourself in Djokjakarta on the eve of a religious festival or other holiday, each of these cages will be found to contain a full-grown tiger. Where the Strange Trails Go Down Sulu, Borneo, Celebes, Bali, Java, Sumatra, Straits Settlements, Malay States, Siam, Cambodia, Annam, Cochin-China For the sake of the fees they frequently order religious festivals, which are joyfully hailed by the Indians, because they never fail to end in drinking bouts. Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests In their other religious festivals also, choruses of fauns and bacchants chaunted songs and held up individuals to public ridicule. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Vol I, No. 2, February 1810 His diet was of the simplest, but in religious festivals, when all were expected to indulge, Socrates could drink more wine than any person present, without a sign of intoxication. Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) The Romance of Reality They worshipped the sun as their great deity, and had a complete system of temples, priests, idols, religious festivals, sacred objects and the like, the people being deeply superstitious. Historical Tales, Vol. 2 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Whenever there was a doubt as to ceremonies, precepts of religion, religious festivals, or anything of importance in the history of the ancient kingdoms, every one went to the chroniclers to ask for information.' Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion Those which are in honor of their religious festivals, are more grave and serious. A Treatise on the Art of Dancing I have little doubt that in this superstition we have the relic of a religious festival in honour of an archaic divinity whose abode was in the lake. The Science of Fairy Tales An Inquiry into Fairy Mythology The Vedas, or sacred books of the Brahmins, give very strict directions about the music of the various religious festivals. Chatterbox, 1906 The worst dances that I have ever seen have been in front of an image and as a part of the rejoicings of a religious festival. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals Still, there was all the more reason that the Republic should keep its religious festivals. Romola For several days and nights, this religious festival was continued. Daniel Boone The Pioneer of Kentucky Most of the religious festivals were celebrated at either seed-time or harvest. Life of Schamyl And Narrative of the Circassian War of Independence Against Russia The pottery of the Pueblo Indians is very attractive, and their religious festivals and peculiar dances draw many visitors. The Western United States A Geographical Reader The destruction of great beasts, demons, and other monsters led to dramatic and religious festivals. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals It could take its place quite naturally, as they did, as part of a great national religious festival performed on a holy day. Milton Christmas Day in Corsica is observed by the people as a religious festival, but not as a social one; and there are no family gatherings as in England and Germany. Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries Mr. Blunt goes on to give interesting details of the close connection between the modern religious festival, ceremony, or service, and those of classical times, and the conclusion is obvious. Folklore as an Historical Science Those are the seasons of processions and religious festivals. Jersey Street and Jersey Lane Urban and Suburban Sketches Cannibalism, in connection with religious festivals and human sacrifice, was extravagantly developed in Mexico, Central America, and British Columbia. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals The missionaries, instead of abolishing the feast, turned it into a religious festival. By Canoe and Dog-Train He wrought incessantly, and to the scandal of the more devout, was found at his easel, even on days of religious festivals. Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects, and Curiosities of Art, (Vol. 2 of 3) Flowers were used in many of the religious festivals, and there is abundant evidence, moreover, that the Mexicans were very fond of them. South American Fights and Fighters And Other Tales of Adventure The church used to tolerate it; it was a regular religious festival. The Blood of the Conquerors A great religious festival was on, including a procession of men in ancient armour and costumes. Ranching, Sport and Travel The religious festivals were enlivened by trials of men's strength and skill in games, and the historian and poet offered to the gods the products of human genius. A Comparative View of Religions The Jews in Spain and Portugal forwarded presents of the cakes prepared by orthodox Jews for the religious festival which occurred on his birthday. Captains of Industry or, Men of Business Who Did Something Besides Making Money His numerous subjects may be divided generally into four classes: labour, rest, rural festivals and religious festivals. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" It was a custom among the Grecians, at the celebration of their religious festivals, to crown the whole with hymns of praise, and the most joyful exclamations. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) They join in extolling her heroic devotion, and the Attendant tells of her bearing on this day of Death, which she celebrates as if a day of religious festival. Story of Orestes A Condensation of the Trilogy These were flowers, which were grown on a very large scale, as they were used in vast quantities in the religious festivals, and almost universally worn by the women. By Right of Conquest Or, With Cortez in Mexico Christian women mingle on equal terms in our social, literary, patriotic, and religious festivals. The Friendships of Women Plutarch speaks of the death, regeneration, and resurrection of Osiris represented in the great religious festivals of Egypt. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life We had no religious festivals except Thanksgiving Day and Christmas, and the latter was especially welcome, not only on account of the good fare but its good gifts. Christmas Its Origin, Celebration and Significance as Related in Prose and Verse Jerusalem he repeatedly visits—especially on the anniversaries of religious festivals; when his instructions might fall upon the ear of assembled thousands; and through them be conveyed to every town and village of the land. The National Preacher, Vol. 2. No. 6., Nov. 1827 Or Original Monthly Sermons from Living Ministers Dear old Lady, I received your kind letter in the midst of the drumming and piping and chanting and firing of guns and pistols and scampering of horses which constitute a religious festival in Egypt. Letters from Egypt She left the house seldom save for the religious festivals. History Of Ancient Civilization Every school-boy knows now that the Hellenic plays were simply the final evolution of the dances with which the people of Hellas celebrated their religious festivals. How to Listen to Music, 7th ed. Hints and Suggestions to Untaught Lovers of the Art They were common on religious festivals in Spain and Portugal up to the seventeenth century and in some localities continue even to our own time. The Dance (by An Antiquary) Historic Illustrations of Dancing from 3300 B.C. to 1911 A.D. On the wall you may read a list of the virtuous maidens who are to receive marriage portions of from £5 downwards, on the occasion of the lottery being drawn at some religious festival. Rome in 1860 We 12tend on great religious festivals rather to close than to open our theatres. Ancient Art and Ritual However, Lord Elphinstone learned that a Bombay rising had been arranged for a certain religious festival. The Romance of a Pro-Consul Being The Personal Life And Memoirs Of The Right Hon. Sir George Grey, K.C.B. The religious festivals of Siam are numerous and characteristic. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 These men, as chance would have it, were keeping some annual religious festival to God on that day. History of the Wars, Books I and II The Persian War How to fix the religious festivals; when to sow: how to weigh commodities; and in what manner to measure ground; were the purely practical questions out of which arose astronomy, mechanics, geometry. Essays on Education and Kindred Subjects Everyman's Library It is these times that become the central points, the focuses of his interest, and the dates of his religious festivals. Ancient Art and Ritual Pursuant to the same tendencies, religious festivals in all the considerable towns gradually became more and more open and accessible, attracting guests as well as competitors from beyond the border. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 At first, we imagined it might be some religious festival, but on inquiring, we found that it was nothing but bands of drunken indians making night hideous. In Indian Mexico (1908) At religious festivals choruses of male and female voices were introduced. The Treasury of Ancient Egypt Miscellaneous Chapters on Ancient Egyptian History and Archaeology In the early records of the historic races we similarly find these three forms of metrical action united in religious festivals. Essays on Education and Kindred Subjects Everyman's Library Collisions are most frequent during religious festivals, especially if they happen to be held by both communities at the same time. India, Old and New Every rajah has a residence here, not permanent, but where he comes to celebrate the religious festivals. Across India Or, Live Boys in the Far East People who receive or imagine insults or injuries commonly postpone their revenge till these religious festivals come round, when they hope to be able to settle their accounts with impunity among the excited crowd. Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official They were preparing for it at Wareville at this very moment—the settlers were a religious people, and from the first they celebrated the great religious festival. The Forest Runners A Story of the Great War Trail in Early Kentucky On May 1 the Nistinares hold a kind of religious festival at the house of one of their number. Modern Mythology Vaguely to outline one such religious festival will suffice. The Religions of India Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume 1, Edited by Morris Jastrow "This affair is in the nature of a religious festival," said Sir Modava. Across India Or, Live Boys in the Far East Other superstitions are also joined to this religious festival. International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850 The women of some of the Indian hill-tribes may not sacrifice nor appear at shrines, nor take part in religious festivals. Taboo and Genetics A Study of the Biological, Sociological and Psychological Foundation of the Family Their stalls began to multiply, until at last an immense fair sprang into existence, which owed its origin entirely to the religious festival of "the wakes." Old English Sports, Pastimes and Customs We pass over the extravagances and gross depths to which bhakti, devotion or faith or love, may degenerate in the excitement of religious festivals—corruptio optimi pessimum. New Ideas in India During the Nineteenth Century A Study of Social, Political, and Religious Developments In July pilgrims assemble there for a great religious festival, and these are some of them on their way back. Three Months of My Life Heretofore it had possessed but one means of expression--religious festival or ceremony, severely ecclesiastical. The Development of the Feeling for Nature in the Middle Ages and Modern Times The Crees are wont to celebrate the returns of the seasons by religious festivals but we are unable to describe the ceremonial in use on these joyous occasions from personal observation. The Journey to the Polar Sea Epicurus believed sincerely in the gods; reverenced them as beings at once perfectly happy, immortal, and unchangeable; and took delight in the public religious festivals and ceremonies. Moral Science; a Compendium of Ethics There were unseemly squabbles about precedence at council meetings and at religious festivals, about trivialities of every sort; but the question of the brandy trade was at the bottom of them all. Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4 The Pharisees were strict in their —— of religious festivals. Practical Exercises in English Every year the period of their flowering was for me a solemnity, a funeral and religious festival, it was a melancholy remembrance which revived and reblossomed every year and exhaled certain thoughts with its perfume. Flowers and Flower-Gardens With an Appendix of Practical Instructions and Useful Information Respecting the Anglo-Indian Flower-Garden The King's hospitality was magnificent, especially on great religious festivals, such as Christmas and Easter. Illustrated History of Furniture From the Earliest to the Present Time In India, as in Greece, scenic entertainments took place at religious festivals, and on solemn public occasions. Sakoontala or the Lost Ring An Indian Drama This was the hidden machinery belonging to the great religious festivals; by these artifices the magnificent canopy of the holy week was raised and fastened. The Shadow of the Cathedral Under the conditions of a vast wooded wilderness and a scanty population the camp-meeting was evolved as the typical religious festival. The Winning of the West, Volume 4 Louisiana and the Northwest, 1791-1807 Once a year, when the fruits ripened, they held the Green-Corn Dance, a religious festival that lasted eight days in the larger towns and four in the smaller. The Winning of the West, Volume 1 From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1769-1776 Their religious festivals "are nothing but sports; and on no occasion of life are modesty and decorum more carefully excluded than during the celebration of their religious mysteries." Primitive Love and Love-Stories I shall endeavour to convey some idea of this extraordinary species of religious festival. A Ramble of Six Thousand Miles through the United States of America It was essentially a religious festival, undertaken for the bodily and spiritual welfare of the people according to their beliefs. Blackfoot Lodge Tales The Story of a Prairie People The people seemed to take the whole thing as a matter of course, but it was to us a novel manner of ushering in a religious festival. Views a-foot It appeared that a religious festival was held in the village, and on this account the young man was detained. Armenian Literature It has already been explained that ludi were originally attached to certain religious festivals, which it was the duty of the State and its priests and magistrates to maintain. Social life at Rome in the Age of Cicero There are, too, certain religious festivals, at which animals are sacrificed. A Woman's Journey Round the World The forest seemed to have been lit up for some great religious festival. The Port of Adventure He looked on patiently when the people celebrated a religious festival with a solemn procession. The Story of Mankind Apollo and Diana rose on the 7th of the Julian April and on the 10th their religious festivals began. The God-Idea of the Ancients or Sex in Religion Plays were generally given as a part of religious festivals, and there were contests between writers to see which could produce the best play. Introductory American History Before leaving the house, I visited the ground-floor to examine the room, in which, once a year, the religious festival called Natch is celebrated. A Woman's Journey Round the World It is eleven o'clock now, and the bells of France and Spain mingle above the frontier their religious festival vibrations. Ramuntcho The Sunday and four great religious festivals were re-established, and from that time the government ceased to observe the system of decades. History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814 Down to a late date in the annals of Athens there was celebrated a religious festival called Thesmophoria. The God-Idea of the Ancients or Sex in Religion Still they act the mystery plays with instinctive fullness of interpretation, they sing strangely in the mountain fields, they love make-belief and mummery, their processions and religious festivals are profoundly impressive, solemn, and rapt. Twilight in Italy All the religious festivals, that awoke the chiming bells of lofty cathedrals, called forth a peal from Our Lady's Chapel of the Forest. A Bell's Biography Moreover, they were just then engaged in keeping one of those religious festivals of which the Spartan calendar was so full, and a good part of their army was absent in Attica. Stories from Thucydides A religious festival meant a carouse, loads of victuals, barrels of wine broached in the street. Saint Augustin The narrative poems of minstrels were heard at the great religious festivals. Outline of Universal History Brahminism survives in some of the other islands, at some distance from the coast, and occasionally a religious festival ends in a riot between Brahmins and Mohammedans. Dutch Life in Town and Country The women, shut out from the market-place, made up for it at the religious festivals. Woman in the Ninteenth Century and Kindred Papers Relating to the Sphere, Condition and Duties, of Woman. The property of every one who dies goes to the king; and at the Annual Custom, a grand religious festival, every man has to bring a present in proportion to his rank and wealth. By Sheer Pluck, a Tale of the Ashanti War The religious festival which had provided the Ephors with an excuse for delaying their answer to the Ionian envoys occupied the city. Pausanias, the Spartan The Haunted and the Haunters, an Unfinished Historical Romance They deal almost entirely with such ceremonial subjects, as the forms and rules of sacrifice, the observation of the annual religious festivals, and the rights and duties of priests. The Origin and Permanent Value of the Old Testament He asked to have the teaching system changed, religious festivals suppressed and other ones instituted, property abolished, public baths installed, and that Castro Duro should break with Rome. Cæsar or Nothing These great poets were only the representatives of the fervor with which the religious festivals inspired all classes. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities The third was held for the observance of a general religious festival. Houses and House-Life of the American Aborigines I remember how, when I was in Florence, we went out to a religious festival one evening at some small hill-town near by. Bertram Cope's Year Only a citizen, too, could participate in the religious festivals and rites, for religion was an affair of the ruling families of the State. The History of Education; educational practice and progress considered as a phase of the development and spread of western civilization There was a religious festival some nights ago in honour of Saint Espedito. Old Calabria Alas, no; never in the evenings; never for a single moment; never save on religious festivals, one of which, she suddenly remembers, will take place in a week or so. Alone On religious festivals and on ordinary days, the males and females that go to K.rish.na's temple should keep separate and not touch each other. The Siksha-Patri of the Swami-Narayana Sect Even in the religious festivals the eyes of the women must have been exposed to sights of gross indecency. Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature He did what recruits do almost everywhere—drill, camp in the open, learn the army methods and discipline, and march in public processions and take part in religious festivals. The History of Education; educational practice and progress considered as a phase of the development and spread of western civilization The King's hospitality was magnificent, especially on great religious festivals such as Christmas and Easter. Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period As they were going to a religious festival, some of them had brought their breviaries along with them; but I am obliged to testify that, after the first day, prayers were totally forgotten. The Lands of the Saracen Pictures of Palestine, Asia Minor, Sicily, and Spain There was annually celebrated in Binondo a certain religious festival, principally at the expense of the Chinese mestizos. The Reign of Greed The people of Orleans instituted an annual religious festival to her honor. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 07 Great Women There were more religious festivals than among any other ancient nation. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 01 The Old Pagan Civilizations They called one of the months July after him and in the course of certain triumphal religious festivals they sacrificed during one special day in memory of his name. Dio's Rome, Volume 3 An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During The Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus It is supported and controlled by government, and has something of a religious and national character, being particularly employed for popular amusement in the celebration of religious festivals. Chinese Literature Comprising the Analects of Confucius, the Sayings of Mencius, the Shi-King, the Travels of Fâ-Hien, and the Sorrows of Han Can any religious festival have a nobler subject?' Judaism Theatrical performances, being religious acts, were presented only during religious festivals, and were attended by all classes, rich and poor, men, women, and children. General History for Colleges and High Schools But they never intermarried with these tribes, all the captives taken in their wars being offered in sacrifice at the religious festivals. The People of the Mist I could not account for it, but supposed that the excitement of a great religious festival and the sudden death of the Chief Pauper and the Chief Hag had probably deeply impressed them. A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder For in the first place those great gymnastic contests in which all Hellas took part, and which gave the tone to their whole athletic life, were primarily religious festivals. The Greek View of Life It is a fair as well as a religious festival. Following the Equator, Part 5 On occasions of state ceremony, and at the numerous religious festivals, all were in attendance. A Knight of the White Cross : a tale of the siege of Rhodes The Agora, the Public Assembly, the Jury Courts, the Gymnasium, the great religious festivals consume his entire day. A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian Life He was the first to receive the tokens of the day on occasions of religious festival, as for example the palms on Palm Sunday. The Seigneurs of Old Canada : A Chronicle of New World Feudalism There are also directions for one's conduct at religious festivals, especially that in honour of Saraswati, 396 picnics, drinking parties and other social gatherings. The Life of Sir Richard Burton Such assertion of the consciously human interest in a religion based originally on a preoccupation with the unconscious forces of nature, was exemplified in the great religious festival of Lacedaemon. Plato and Platonism They always repair to the various religious festivals, which gather great crowds. Omoo So eager were some of the boys to do honour to this religious festival, that their caps were worn at such an impossible angle that they kept tumbling off all the way to church. The Days Before Yesterday There was a religious organization, called 'The Mugsborough Skull and Crossbones Boys', which existed for the purpose of perpetuating the great religious festival of Guy Fawkes. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists Hence it applied to religious festivals in which dancing round the idol played a prime part; and Lucian of "saltation" says, dancing was from the beginning and coeval with the ancient god, Love. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 05 Women; the Canephori, priestesses who carried baskets in ancient Greek religious festivals; men, suggestive of Hermes, used by Romans at ends of roads. The City of Domes : a walk with an architect about the courts and palaces of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, with a discussion of its architecture, its sculpture, its mural decorations, its coloring and its lighting, preceded by a history of its growth During the first few weeks of our stay, many of those religious festivals took place, which occupied so large a share of the time and thoughts of the people. The Naturalist on the River Amazons Once a year there comes a week’s feast throughout Russia, during which many deaths occur from the over-eating of pancakes; but this is a religious festival, and an exception. Three Men on the Bummel I have discussed Christmas as a religious festival. Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow Further, the music had a sacred and Pythagorean character; the dance too was part of a religious festival. Laws And the solstices and equinoxes were noted, to determine the periods of their religious festivals. History of the Conquest of Peru; with a preliminary view of the civilization of the Incas The religious festivals were not so numerous here as in other towns, and when they did take place, were very poor and ill attended. The Naturalist on the River Amazons Heckewelder, the acknowledged leader of the western Moravian Mission, visited the village at this time, and, struck by the young missionary's success, arranged a three days' religious festival. The Spirit of the Border We shall not exemplify this further, but will now point out the general relationship of sun worship to the religious festivals and mythology of the Ancients. The Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Volume 10 |
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