As a young backpacker, I first fell in love with the picturesque village of Rothenburg, in Germany’s Franconian heartland. At that time, the town still fed a few farm animals within its medieval walls ...

The ceremony began at 10:15 a.m. Jerusalem time, which matches Kyiv time. The procession, led by the Armenian Orthodox ...

The Advent wreath is made of four candles and a circle of branches. Before the first candle is lighted, the household gathers for this blessing. The blessing of an Advent Wreath takes place on the ...

The Easter Vigil, also known as the Paschal Vigil, is a candle lit, incense infused liturgy in traditional Christian churches ...

Thirty-four cardinals, 24 bishops, and about 250 priests processed silently through the dark basilica with lit candles, symbolizing the light of Christ overcoming darkness. The basilica ...

On the Saturday before Easter, thousands of Christians gather in the dark and cavernous Church of the Holy Sepulcher for a ...

As the lights of St. Peter's Basilica were extinguished and silence settled through the sprawling interior, a single flame -- ...

There are four important Vedas: 1. Rig Veda: It consists of 10 books and 1028 hymns sung in praise of different Gods. Mandals II to VII were known as Family Books as they were based on family ...

Children don’t question whether it’s possible for rabbits to lay eggs. They just know that when they build a pretty nest of ...

A big part of the celebration involved attendees passing around candles lit from the main Easter candle. Hundreds gathered at the University of the Incarnate Word Saturday afternoon for an Easter ...

The period of 1500 B.C and 600 B.C was divided into Early Vedic Age (Rig Vedic Period) and Later Vedic Age. • Rig Vedic Period: 1500 B.C- 1000 B.C; It was in this period, Aryans were supposed to ...