when flowers are permitted on the altar, for this once during Advent. The spirit of penance during Advent is not the same as that for Lent and some joy is permitted. Gaudete means "rejoice" and ...

Clean your puja space or the altar. Place a clean red cloth on the platform and set the idol or image of Lord Hanuman. Offering and decoration Decorate the area with flowers, diyas, and incense ...

The following news items are reprinted from the Manistee Daily News for the week April 10-16, 1925 and are compiled from the Manistee County Historical Museum’s newspaper archives. Read the full 100 ...

On Easter Sunday at Pilgrim Faith United Church of Christ in Oak Lawn, a decades-old tradition will be revived.

Discovered in the ruins of Tikal, the altar sheds light on strained relations between the Maya city and Teotihuacán—which was located more than 600 miles away ...

Temple I, or Temple of the Great Jaguar, in northern Tikal National Park, in Peten, Guatemala (Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved) From ...

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Still, the somber custom is believed to come from a 9th century German practice of extending a large cloth called the “Hungertuch” (hunger cloth) before the altar from the beginning of Lent.