On March 1, millions of Muslims around the globe ushered in the sacred month of Ramadan, marking the start of a month of ...

Centered on the table is the seder plate, which consists of the symbolic foods for the holiday. Non-symbolic classics for a seder include matzo balls in chicken soup, gefilte fish (a dish made from a ...

Purim, or the Feast of Lots, is a Biblical Jewish festival known for extravagant costumes, the exchanging of gift baskets, ...

The Qur’an refers to this incident: “We raised the Mountain over you saying: Hold firm to what we have given you, and study its commandments; so that you may attain piety towards God, (as God lovers) ...

Air Force Academy allowed Muslim cadets to skip the physical portion of training during Ramadan, reversing an earlier ...

Lewiston, is pushing for Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha to join Christmas, Thanksgiving and others on the state calendar of ...

E ven if you know what Easter is all about, you might not know when it is. After all, while Christmas reliably falls on Dec.

From a popular Bay Area jazz/swing crooner to a a revered chamber quartet playing the stately Kohl Mansion, there is a lot to ...

CHARLIE: The dates of all our festivals come from the Hebrew calendar ... Chinese (Lunar) New Year can fall in either January or February. And there's another new year - the Jewish New Year ...

Many religious holidays are based on a lunar calendar (such as Jewish, Muslim and Hindu holidays). In these cases, the dates listed above are estimates that may change or may differ in different ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Demonstrators from a Jewish group filled the lobby of Trump Tower on Thursday to denounce the immigration ...