The yearly celebration of Kwanzaa is coming soon, beginning the day after Christmas. Unlike Christmas and Hanukkah, Kwanzaa ...

Celebrating the New Year was a popular custom around the world in ancient times. How was it celebrated in Alexander the Great ...

Feb. 14 marks the start of Lent, a 40-day religious celebration observed by many Christian denominations, including Catholic, Anglican and Orthodox traditions. Every year, the celebration begins on ...

Last Tuesday, millions of Shia Muslims spent their entire day at the mosque to commemorate Ashura, a momentous day of grief and reflection. But at Georgetown University, I was pressured to choose ...

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - Across the county, communities celebrated Juneteenth, or Freedom Day, on Wednesday, June 19. Many Americans may remember from history class that slavery ended when President ...

Christmas is a global celebration, but each country adds its own unique customs and traditions to this festive season. While the holiday brings people together worldwide, how it’s celebrated varies ...

(RNS) — This week, people of all South Asian backgrounds celebrated the Hindu Solar New Year in their unique, regional ways. But common threads between the holidays, many say, have the power to unite ...

June in Wooster Square signaled the beginning of the religious celebrations honoring the patreon of the villages and towns that had been home to the immigrants. Every village and town in Italy is ...

Unruly and aggressive religious celebrations are damaging ethnic harmony in the multi-ethnic region - and reminding some of the dangerous atmosphere of the 1990s. The Mayor of Novi Pazar, a ...