Category: Faith
Faith related items
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Happy Easter
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Purim
Starting sundown 3/23/24 – 3/24/24 Purim is a lively Jewish holiday full of costumes, pageants, and as mentioned in an earlier post cookies called “Hamantaschen”. This holiday revolves around a story of an interfaith marriage. The heroine Esther of this interfaith marriage uncovers a plot and causes the down fall of the villain – Haman. Read more
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Winter Flowers Anticipatory Sign of Spring
Helleborus orientalis is one of the earliest flowering perennials. It blooms in February or March and is seen as a true early sign of spring. Because it usually blooms during Lent, Helleborus orientalis is called Lenten Rose. Caution the plant name Helleborus is derived from the Greek words helein meaning ‘to injure’ and bora meaning ‘food’, a direct reference Read more
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Happy St Patrick’s Day
Quote (Blessing), St Patrick’s Day Wallpaper, Internet Read more
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Hamantaschen…
Purim 3/23/24 Purim begins at sundown on 3/23/24 and involves cookies called “Hamantaschen”. The villain in the story told during Purim is Haman and taschen translated is pouches or pockets. So the cookies refer to Haman’s pockets. Read more
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Ramadan
Most of the world’s 1.6 billion Muslims observe the holy month of Ramadan each year. Ramadan is the most important month on the Islamic calendar. It’s the month in which the first verses of the Quran were revealed to the Prophet Muhammad. During Ramadan, Muslims around the world fast from sunrise to sunset. Also, Ramadan Read more
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Books
Physician Author, Hindu Castes, Wife of Jesus?, and Moses Books about Afghanistan, India, and the Middle East. One autobiography describing visits to various sites in the Old Testament of the Bible. Highlight – Winter and Root Vegetables https://www.flowandnourish.com Recipe: Beet Hummus Ingredients – Roast the beets, let them cool, peel, and blend. Then add remaining Read more
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Happy Mardi Gras
Laissez les Bon Temps Rouler! (Let the Good Times Roll) King Cake or Festive Kringle https://www.ohdanishbakery.com/seasonal-kringle-flavors/king-cake-kringle New Orleans, king cakes can be found starting in early January and are available up until Ash Wednesday the begining of Lent. King cakes have a long history and date back to the Middle Ages. Sweet dough is twisted into Read more
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Faith
Happy Kwanzaa! More information and the history of Kwanzaa below – https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/initiatives/kwanzaa#:~:text=Kwanzaa%20gets%20its%20name%20from,in%20ancient%20and%20modern%20times. Read more
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Faith
Merry Christmas! Abu Dhabi, UAE complex designed by renowned Ghanaian-British architect David Adjaye, the project incorporates several architectural styles traditionally found in mosques, churches, and synagogues around the world. (CNN) Read more