क्रिसमस पूरे विश्व में मनाया जाता है, और हर देश में इस अवसर के लिए अपने पारंपरिक पकवान होते हैं.फीस्ट ऑफ़ सेवेन फिशेज एक इटालियन परंपरा के रूप में जाना जाता है, हालांकि यह वास्तव में इटैलियन-अमेरिकन परम्परा है. क्रिसमस की पूर्व संध्या पर खाए जाने वाले विशिष्ट इतालवी पारंपरिक व्यंजन भिन्न होते हैं, लेकिन क्रिसमस ईव पर मछली खाना रोमन कैथोलिक रिवाज है. फीस्ट ऑफ़ सेवेन फिशेज की शुरुआत कैसे हुयी फीस्ट ऑफ़ सेवेन […]
क्रिसमस ईव 24 दिसम्बर को मनाई जाती है. यह क्रिसमस डे से एक दिन पहले मनायी जाती है. इसे आप एक ईसाई पर्यवेक्षण कह सकते हैं जो 24 दिसंबर को ग्रेगोरियन कैलेंडर में आता है. इस पूर्व संध्या पर कुछ प्राचीन परंपराओं को निभाया जाता है. धार्मिक और गैर-धार्मिक परंपराओं से जुड़ी हुई क्रिसमस ईव धार्मिक और गैर-धार्मिक दोनों परंपराओं से जुड़ी है. इन परम्पराओं का केंद्र यीशु के जन्म के आसपास है. विभिन्न संप्रदायों […]
Thanksgiving Day, an annual national holiday in the United States and Canada celebrating the harvest and other blessings of the past year. Americans generally believe that their Thanksgiving is modeled on a 1621 harvest feast shared by the English colonists (Pilgrims) of Plymouth and the Wampanoag people. The American holiday is particularly rich in legend and symbolism, and the traditional fare of the Thanksgiving meal typically includes turkey, bread stuffing, potatoes, cranberries, and pumpkin pie. […]
The Rev.Victor H. Kazanjian, Jr. to Retires The Rev. Victor H. Kazanjian has informed the URI Global Council that he will be retiring from his position of URI Executive Director in the Spring of 2021. An author, educator, grassroots activist and recognized thought-leader, Victor served as URI’s Executive Director for just over seven years. In his announcement to the Global Council of Trustees, Victor wrote: “After more than three decades of institutional leadership, my wife […]
विश्व दर्शन दिवस ऋषिकेश। विश्व दर्शन दिवस की पूर्व संध्या पर परमार्थ निकेतन के अध्यक्ष स्वामी चिदानन्द सरस्वती जी ने कहा कि भारतीय दर्शन हमें अपने अस्तित्व की वास्तविकता से साक्षात्कार कराता है और भारत की गरिमामय संस्कृति, बंधुत्व और विविधता में एकता की संस्कृति से परिचय कराता है। स्वामी चिदानन्द सरस्वती जी ने कहा कि दर्शन, मनुष्यों को प्रकृति प्रवृत्ति और स्वयं से जोड़ता है। यह वैश्विक स्तर पर शांतिपूर्ण सह-अस्तित्व की नींव को […]
Online Prayer Meeting for Religious People to End COVID-19 Amid the corona crisis, which causes about 500,000 confirmed cases and 8,000 deaths a day worldwide, a Korean-based religious organization called Shincheonji Church of Jesus, the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony (hereinafter referred to as Shincheonji Church) hosted an online prayer meeting, “3rd Global Prayer Service of Religious People” on November 15th. Broadcast live on the official YouTube channel of Shincheonji Church, the prayer […]
Perhaps we do not have as many films as that is been made on Jesus Christ. Be it in Hollywood or British film industry or others including the Indian film industry, there are over 100 feature films that have been made on the life and times of Jesus Christ! From renowned directors and producers to relatively newcomers everyone has tried and succeeded in filming the life of Jesus from their own perspective. One such film […]
All Souls’ Day, also known as Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed. It is a day of prayer that is observed by Catholics and other Christian denominations every year on November 2. In other words, it is the day when Roman Catholics and Anglo-Catholic churches commemorate and remember the souls of those who have died. The Day is also called Feast of All Soul’s Day. Defunct’ Day in Hungary, France Italy, and Ecuador, and Day […]
The Day of the Dead The Day of the Dead is a Mexican Festival and is also known in Spanish as ‘El Día de los Muertos’. This widely observed holiday is celebrated on first two days of November every year in the Central and Southern regions of Mexico. It is a holiday that focuses on remembering family members and friends who have passed away. In the year 2008, the tradition was inscribed in the Representative […]
URI, the world’s largest grassroots interfaith peacebuilding network, will be profiled in the upcoming season of The Visionaries, the award-winning public television series hosted by acclaimed actor Sam Waterston. San Francisco, CA — 8 October 2020 — URI, United Religions Initiative, will be profiled in the upcoming season of The Visionaries, the award-winning public television series hosted by acclaimed actor Sam Waterston of Netflix’s Grace and Frankie and formerly of HBO’s The Newsroom and NBC’s […]
Covid-19 Guidelines The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday issued the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) on preventive measures to contain the spread of Covid-19 during ensuing festivities and urged people in containment zones, and vulnerable populations to celebrate festivals at their homes. Festival During Coronavirus “Festive events shall be permitted only outside the containment zones. Organisers, staff and visitors from containment zones shall not be permitted. People residing inside these zones may be encouraged to observe […]
Covid-19 Pandemic and Religion Journalism The International Association of Religion Journalists has launched a series of dialogues on how the COVID-19 is impacting faith communities in different parts of the world. They bring together journalists from different regions to share their stories and also the challenges they face in reporting them. According to IARJ website, “In the following days, we are holding dialogues for various world regions, including Asia, the Middle East and North Africa […]
