Religious Studies
Religious Studies
Calendar of Events
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Ascension of Abdu’l-Baha* (Baháʼí)
A Bahá'í holy day that commemorates the death of Abbas Effendi, known as Abdu'l-Baha, in 1921 in Haifa, Palestine (now Israel).
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Meditation (Wilson Center)
Meditation (Wilson Center)
Meditation 6-7 pm This week Krishna Bhatta will be leading us in meditation. Come join and sit for this meditation! No experience required. Krishna developed an app called Relaxx, so if you love the meditation this week you can do it yourself at home too! Super sweet! Download Relaxx here!
Interfaith Group (Wilson Center)
Interfaith Group (Wilson Center)
Interfaith Group 7-8 pm Join our Wilson Center student organization, the Interfaith Group! Come see what this service group is all about, and give input on where this student organization could direct its efforts! Contact the President Aurelia Libby (aurelia.r.libby@maine.edu) with questions. People of all traditions and backgrounds are welcome.
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Dinner and Dialogue (Wilson Center)
Dinner and Dialogue (Wilson Center)
Dinner and Dialogue 6-8 pm Topics vary week to week. See the Wilson Center for details.
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Śrīmad Bhagavad Gītā Jayantī (Hindu)
Gītā Jayantī is the date that Lord Krishna revealed the Bhagvad Gītā to Prince Arjuna while on the Kurukshetra battlefield. It is recorded in the epic Mahabharata and as a sacred text of its own. It is celebrated annually on Shukla Ekadashi, the 11th day of the waxing moon in the Hindu month of Margashirsha.
2 events,
Meditation (Wilson Center)
Meditation (Wilson Center)
Meditation 6-7 pm This week Krishna Bhatta will be leading us in meditation. Come join and sit for this meditation! No experience required. Krishna developed an app called Relaxx, so if you love the meditation this week you can do it yourself at home too! Super sweet! Download Relaxx here!
Interfaith Group (Wilson Center)
Interfaith Group (Wilson Center)
Interfaith Group 7-8 pm Join our Wilson Center student organization, the Interfaith Group! Come see what this service group is all about, and give input on where this student organization could direct its efforts! Contact the President Aurelia Libby (aurelia.r.libby@maine.edu) with questions. People of all traditions and backgrounds are welcome.
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Bodhi Day (Buddhism)
Commemorates the day the historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama (Shakyamuni), attained enlightenment.
Feast of the Immaculate Conception (Christian)
Celebrates the solemn belief in the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Dinner and Dialogue (Wilson Center)
Dinner and Dialogue (Wilson Center)
Dinner and Dialogue 6-8 pm Topics vary week to week. See the Wilson Center for details.
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Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe (Christian)
Our Lady of Guadalupe Day, on December 12, draws millions of Catholics every year from across Mexico and other countries to pay pilgrimage to see an image of Mary in the Basilica of Guadalupe. It is the site of her apparitions to Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatz in 1531, now the most visited Catholic site in the […]
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Erev Hanukkah
Hanukkah Eve. Hanukkah begins at sundown on the Gregorian calendar day, December 18, 2022. Also transliterated Chanukah and several others. Festival of Lights commemorating the rededication of the Second Holy Temple in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt.
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Hanukkah (Judaism)
Also transliterated Chanukah and several others. Festival of Lights commemorating the rededication of the Second Holy Temple in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt. Begins at sundown on the Gregorian calendar day, December 18, 2022.
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Yule (Pagan, Wiccan)
Winter solstice in the northern hemisphere, a time to meditate on the cycle of life, death, and rebirth.