Religious Studies
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Losar (Buddhism)
Losar is the Tibetan word for "new year". lo holds the semantic field "year, age"; sar holds the semantic field "new, fresh" Losar is an important holiday in Tibet, Bhutan and for certain ethnic groups in Nepal and India. Before the Tibetan New Year, Nyi Shu Gu is celebrated on the eve of the last […]
Interfaith Luncheon (Wilson Center)
Wilson Center 67 College Avenue, Orono, ME, United States
Free
Roman Catholic Mass (Newman Center/Black Bear Catholic)
Bangor Room, Memorial UnionAsh Wednesday (Christian)
Day of fasting that commemorates first day of Lent. * Not work restricted but involves daytime fasting, so work accommodations may be called for.
Dinner & Dialogue (Wilson Center)
Wilson Center 67 College Avenue, Orono, ME, United States
Free
Ayyám-i-Há (Baháʼí)
Days of preparation for the Fast, marked by hospitality and charity to poor and sick.
Roman Catholic Mass (Newman Center/Black Bear Catholic)
Bangor Room, Memorial UnionOrthodox Clean Monday (Christian)
Clean Monday, also known as Pure Monday, Ash Monday, Monday of Lent or Green Monday, is the first day of Great Lent throughout Eastern Christianity and is a moveable feast, […]
Roman Catholic Mass (Newman Center/Black Bear Catholic)
Bangor Room, Memorial UnionGoodbye, Lord: How We Changed God’s Pronouns in the Hebrew Bible and Why It Matters (UMaine Judaic Studies)
Rabbi Beth Lieberman will take us on a journey through the history of Jewish translations of the Hebrew Bible, offer a glimpse into the translation process for the forthcoming JPS TANAKH: Gender-Sensitive Edition, and explore its game-changing potential for the next generation. Rabbi Beth Lieberman served as literary editor and a revising translator of the […]
Free