Calendar of saints

here are many special or holy days held throughout the year by the Buddhist community. Many of these days celebrate the birthdays of Bodhisattvas in the Mahayana tradition or other significant dates in the Buddhist calendar. The most significant celebration happens every May on the night of the full moon, when Buddhist all over the world celebrate the birth, enlightenment and death of the Buddha over 2,500 years ago. It has become to be known as Buddha Day. Buddhist Festivals are always joyful occasions

“The Zinacanteco Indians of Highland Chiapas have drawn on their prehistoric part, their four centuries under Spanish conquerors, and their current confrontation with the modern world in fashioning their present way of life”1. Consequently, it is quite clear that the Zinacantan language, Tzotzil, is affected by this unique blending of cultures. Language is, of course, a key feature of the Zinacantecos' religion, but religion is not an isolated concept in the Zinacantecos' society. It is, indeed,

that was not adequate for farming; therefore, they had to invent other ways to farm. Along with these inventions, the indigenous people were busy with other things. Pyramids were being built, trading was occurring between the different regions, calendars were being designed, and several writing systems were being created. Before the Europeans made contact,

Order. He was sent to study in Rome where he was ordained a priest in 1918. After ordination, Father Maximilian returned to Polska in 1919 and began spreading his militia of the Immaculata movement of mother consecration, which he based on Gregorian calendar month sixteen, 1917. In 1927, he established an evangelization center close to national capital referred to as Niepokalanow, the “City of the Immaculate.” By 1939, the City had enlarged from eighteen friars to almost 900, making it the largest Catholic

French Revolution: The Influences When the Enlightenment occurred, it established some modern-day ideals such as religious toleration, separation of powers, and natural rights. These Enlightened principles eventually spread throughout France, causing the people to question the current state of their society, and ultimately causing the French Revolution. Montesquieu and Voltaire were two very major Enlightenment figures whose beliefs had a huge impact on the French Revolution. The ever-growing

Taoism Steven Carbucia Period 8 Oct. 6, 2015 – Oct. 8, 2015 Taoism is an Eastern religion/philosophy with perhaps 225 million followers. Although it is more accurately referred to as a philosophy, books on world religions inevitably include it with other religions from Buddhism to Zoroastrianism. Taoism was thought to be created by a Chinese philosopher, Lao-Tzu, but was actually created by Fu Hsi (pronounced foo shee). People interest with Taoism believe that Lao-Tzu was the creator. There is

Russians. The October Revolution is also known by two other names: Russian Revolution and Bolshevik Revolution which occurred in November of 1917. This date might catch some off guard, but according to (“Russian Revolution”) the Russians used a Julian Calendar which means in Russia it was “October”. The Revolution was led by Vladimir Lenin, who was the leader of the Bolshevik party at the time. The reason for both of the Revolutions is that the people felt that they should not be involved in World War

Assessment: Heavy content pages, repetitive information, use of bright red color, more benefit for current student and recent graduated. 1. Home Page: Re-do with short and concise news with a simple design! Based on the Gutenbeig Design, the pattern of Saint Joseph’s University Alumni should be changed to match with the eye movement patterns when a visitor views this heavy content page. It would be helpful to use the

society with Bishops and Archbishops playing a major role in governments and the belief among citizens that the only way they could attain salvation was through the Roman Catholic Church. The Church’s religious ideals permeated society influencing the calendar, daily activities, monumental occasions in people’s life, and the teachings of the Church underpinned mainstream ethics and beliefs of people. The Church operated under a highly developed and sophisticated system of governance, law and economy that

name Michal for men and Michaela for women. My first name is somewhere in the middle. My parents did not want me to be Michaela. However, they really loved the nickname Míša, so they managed to call me Michala. Due to an absence of name Michala in calendars, I have celebrated my name day on 29th September with the name Michal. Michal is originally a Hebrew name and means "who is like God?" Michal is "one