"It is nice to have a holiday to lift our spirits and bring us a bit of joy, reminding us that the trees will again leaf out and spring will come."
"Baha'is pay tribute to the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who dedicated his life to non-violence and peaceful ways to bring about equality and justice."
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"For many adults, the spiritual and physical connotations of death are often brushed to the side as we go on with our careers, families, friends and hobbies."
"While the birth may have occurred in a stable, knowledge of it spread to various places in the world. That’s what we really celebrate this Christmas."
In honor of Hanukkah beginning Dec. 18, Stacker compiled a list of 15 global Jewish holiday recipes and their histories from Allrecipes.com, news reports, Jewish historical sites, and Jewish recipe developers.
"Hanukkah, like most Jewish holidays, jumps around the calendar each year, because the Jewish holidays are scheduled on a Lunar calendar, instead of the secular, 'Gregorian' calendar."
From religious festivals to ceremonies honoring the change of seasons, as well as secular events that take place in many different countries, Stacker has gathered information from various sources to compile a diverse list of fall and winter holidays celebrated all over the world.
"Ever since ancient times, the teachings of all the great prophets refer to light, love and illumination as a source of goodness, hope, meaning, wisdom and joy."
"I wholeheartedly believe that Islam presents us with a comprehensive code of life, especially for how to handle and combat this climate crisis."
"The Pharisees, on the other hand, though they were born with physical sight, they were born spiritually dead and without spiritual sight."
As recorded in the Bible, Adam and Eve were placed in the Garden of Eden and told that they could eat the fruit of every tree except the tree of knowledge of good and evil. However, after the temptation by Lucifer (the serpent), they went ahead and ate the fruit of that tree.
"It seemed like a good idea. 'Let’s take the kids to the Grand Canyon.' I don’t know what we were thinking."
"It is traditional to erect a temporary 'hut' or 'booth' outside one’s home that can be used as a place for outdoor meals with family and friends."
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"He was born at a time when there was great worldwide messianic expectation, where earnest believers from many religions were examining their scriptures and seeking."
Buddhists believe that bodhisattvas reside in heavenly realms but can also appear on Earth disguised as humans, animals or other types of beings.
"Death is more certain than taxes, as certain as anything in our lives. Only fools avoid thinking about the fact that life on this earth must end for us all."
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"Bad is a perversion of good or the pursuit of something that is good but is obtained in the wrong way or to the wrong extent."
"We are free, not to live a life of self-indulgence, but to serve others. There can be no greater calling!"
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