Religious Studies
Religious Studies
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Tu B’shvat (Judaism)
A Jewish New Year of the Trees and the beginning of the agricultural cycle. Begins at sundown on the previous Gregorian calendar day.
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Buddha’s Passing (Buddhism)
Mahayana festival commemorating the death of the Buddha at the age of 80 and his attainment of parinirvana.
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Lailat al Miraj (Islam)
Commemorates Prophet Muhammad’s nighttime journey from Mecca to Jerusalem where he ascended to heaven, was purified, and given the instruction for Muslims to pray 5 times daily. Begins at sundown on the previous Gregorian calendar day.
Maha Shivaratri (Hindu)
A celebration of the wedding night of Lord Shiva and his consort Goddess Parvati.
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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 […]
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Ash 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.
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Ayyám-i-Há (Baháʼí)
Days of preparation for the Fast, marked by hospitality and charity to poor and sick.
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Orthodox 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, falling on the 6th Monday before Palm Sunday.
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Goodbye, Lord: How We Changed God’s Pronouns in the Hebrew Bible and Why It Matters (UMaine Judaic Studies)
Goodbye, 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 […]
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Nineteen Day Fast (Baháʼí)
Sunrise to sunset fast also marked with prayer to reinvigorate soul and bring closer to God (fasting). * Not work restricted but involves fasting, so work accommodations may be called for.