It begins with the first new moon of the lunar calendar and ends 15 days later on the first full moon. Because the lunar calendar is based on the cycles of the moon, the dates of the holiday vary ...

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January 29, 2025, marks the year's first Amavasya, known as Mauni Amavasya. This day is considered auspicious for various ...

A friend and co-worker from the Martial Law years wrote to thank me for my column on humanism. She had stopped going to mass ...

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St Edmundsbury Cathedral has appointed a new Canon Precentor. The Reverend Canon Katy Cunliffe will take on the role in Bury St Edmunds in June 2025, subject to the completion of legal formalities.

Basant Panchami marks the arrival of spring and is dedicated to Goddess Saraswati, the deity of knowledge and arts. It is ...

It is also a month of uninterrupted worship and preparation which includes two Islamic events namely the Night of Mid-Shaban (Laylat al-Bara’) and preparation of the holy month of Ramadan. These ...