December marks the end of the Gregorian year with shorter days and longer nights, a time for resolutions and cherishing ...

FOR SAINT ANTHONY’S FEAST. IT’S ALWAYS A BIG CELEBRATION IN THE NORTH END AND THE WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD COMES OUT TO CELEBRATE WITH US. THE FINAL WEEKEND OF AUGUST SIGNALS THE START OF SAINT ANTHONY’S ...

The Hindu spring festival of Holi, which starts March 11, is religion in technicolor. A look at some more of the most unusual ceremonies practiced worldwide "Play" isn't a verb necessarily associated ...

First Amendment's Establishment Clause bans the government from establishing or favoring one religion, so how does that apply ...

One organizer said they expected one million pilgrims to attend on Thursday. LONDON -- Hindu pilgrims in India have begun gathering along the Ganges River on the first day of Kumbh Mela,despite ...

All nations made up of a diversity of religions face the same dilemma: Do they officially ignore those traditions that differentiate people in favor of accentuating only shared secular traditions, or ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Thousands of Ethiopians gathered in the capital Thursday to celebrate an annual religious festival distinguished by the lighting of bonfires according to the beliefs of the ...

LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Deadly stampedes are relatively common around Indian religious festivals, where large crowds gather in small areas with shoddy infrastructure and few safety measures. LUCKNOW, ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Thousands of Ethiopians gathered in the capital Thursday to celebrate an annual religious festival distinguished by the lighting of bonfires according to the beliefs of ...