Archive for December 5, 2012

Two seniors excelled at the 2012 Russ Berrie Institute National Sales Challenge held in November at William Paterson University.

The Program for Ethnographic Research and Community Studies this fall launched a "Faces of Welfare" initiative in Alamance County.

Christmas is both a sacred religious holiday and a worldwide cultural and commercial phenomenon.

The Immaculate Conception of Mary is the conception of the Virgin Mary without, according to the Roman Catholic Church, any stain of original sin.

Rohatsu is the celebration of the enlightenment of The Buddha.

Hanukkah is celebrated for eight days and nights of candle lighting.

A Punjabi festival commemorating Guru Nanak Dev Sahib’s birthday.

The Day of Ashura commemorates, for Shi’a Muslims, a day of mourning for the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad.

Baha’u’llah is the Messenger of God. His teachings create the foundation of the Baha’i practice which is the unity of people of all races and backgrounds.