Miscellaneous Other Religions & Festivals

Miscellaneous

Greece: The Pantheon of the Gods - A site about the Greek world of gods and goddesses, folklore and mythology.

India: Mystic India - "This site is an effort to bring back the lost ancient sciences and practices with modern scientific reasoning support wherever possible. The topics covered include diverse subjects from mythology to construction of complex geometric forms such as Shri Yantra to Kama Sutra".

Virtual Religion Index : Confessional Agencies - This section provides links to information on the Anabaptists (Amish, Mennonites), Anglicans, Baha'i, Baptists, Christian Scientists, Evangelicals, Hare Krishna, Jaons, Jehovah's Witnesses, Lutherans, Methodists, Mormons, Othodox, Quakers, Reformed churches (e.g. Presbyterians), Scientologists, and Unitarian amongst others. Also includes a section for information on ecumentical and inter-faith issues.

Festivals

Religious and Ethnic Festivals - Site from the University of Kansas giving brief information on a variety of religious and ethnic festivals e.g. Easter, Yom Kippur, Eid, Diwali etc.

Digital Haggadah - Information about the Jewish Passover from Judaism.com

Kumbh Mela, India - Introduction to the cycle of pilgrimages known as Kumbh Mela where Hindus visit four cities on a 12-yearly cycle.

Solstice celebrations A-Z - A list of solstice celebrations including Christmas, Hanukkah, Saturnalia, Yalda and Yule.

The festival of Yalda - Information about the celebration of the winter solstice in Iran with the festival of Shab-e yalda.

Tomb sweeping - Qing Ming Jie - Information about the Chinese holiday in which family members tend to the graves of their ancestors.

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