Posted in Christian Festivals, Festivals in January, Festivals in June on 20. Jun, 2009
St John, the Baptist was Jesus Christ’s cousin, who was born on June 24 as the first son of Jewish priest St. Zechariah and Elizabeth. St John’s birth was a miraculous event as they crossed the age of bearing children. Celebration of St John’s nativity is one of the oldest in the Christian religion where [...]
Posted in Festivals in July, Festivals in June, Hindu Festivals on 20. Jun, 2009
Rath Yatra, a major Hindu festival is celebrated with full zeal in the Eastern state of Orissa in Puri District. The festival is commemorated to refresh the memories of Karishna’s return to his native town Virndavan after a long separation from his people. In Hindi Rath means chariot and Yatra means pilgrimage.
This festival is celebrated [...]
Posted in Festivals in June, Religious Festivals, Sikh festivals on 15. Jun, 2009
The Sikhs around the world commemorate the martyrdom of their first sacrificial victim, the fifth Guru, Guru Arjan Dev every year on June 16 since his death which took place in 1606 during the Mughal Era. As per the Sikh Historians, prior to the martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev, Sikh had been peaceful and [...]
Posted in Festivals in June on 13. Jun, 2009
The Regatta of St Ranieri at the Palazzo Medici, Pisa, Italy is celebrated every year on June 17 in the reminiscence of the benefactor saint of Pisa. The regatta is a 1,500 meter race up the Amo River comprising of four slender rowing boats manned by eight oarsmen, one steersman and a climber. The rowboats [...]
Posted in Festivals in June, Global Festivals on 04. Jun, 2009
Everyone always cherishes the smiles and giggles of children and no one wants to see children anguished and weeping. However, in today’s global situation where we see war, misery, refuge, poverty and hunger, children are the most affected beings who are distressed by all sorts of aggression around them. Whether it is war victims of [...]
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