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Christian groups step up harassment of pagan festivals
By Heather Greene — August 22, 2022
(RNS) — American pagans and witches depend heavily on assemblies with names like Pagan Pride and Between the Worlds to share information and camaraderie.
Water fights, magical decapitated heads and family reunions – the Southeast Asian festival of Songkran has it all
By Andrew Alan Johnson — April 11, 2022
(The Conversation) — In Southeast Asia, Songkran is a time to celebrate the coming year with water fights, honoring elders and offering prayers.
In remote Appalachia, liberal Christians gather at Wild Goose to pray — and plan
By Jack Jenkins — July 15, 2019
HOT SPRINGS, N.C. (RNS) — As the religious left exerts an unaccustomed influence on politics, this Christian festival has begun to draw recognizable names, including presidential candidates.
Mexico’s Fiesta de la Candelaria ends Christmas with a bang
By Irving Cabrera Torres — February 8, 2019
(RNS) — A traditional Candlemas celebration in the southern Mexican town of Tlacotalpan combines mischief and heartfelt adoration of the Virgin Mary.
Diwali festivals grow in US, from Disney to Times Square
By guest — September 28, 2017
(AP) — The festival of lights celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and others in India and other countries — long observed in immigrant communities around the U.S. — is now going mainstream.
Better than church? Religions’ social events have higher purpose
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — June 24, 2015
(RNS) People say these events strengthen their faith -- and folks with no religion like them, too, a new study finds.
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