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Bethlehem rebounds from coronavirus pandemic, lifting Christmas spirits

Tourism is the economic lifeblood of this town in the occupied West Bank, and for the past two years, the pandemic kept international visitors away

Easter 2022: Here are some easy cake recipes that anyone can try at home

Eggs have a special significance on Easter as it symbolises new life and birth, mostly signifying the resurrection of Christ after his death

Easter 2022: Find date, history, significance of the Christian festival

Easter is believed to have taken place three days after Jesus Christ was crucified by the Romans on Good Friday

How to interpret sacred Hindu texts: Making the case for a Hindu hermeneutic

The Vedic Saṃhitās are first and foremost a body of spiritual-sacerdotal texts, then they are literary texts due to the high aesthetic and poetic quotient of the mantras

Christmas 2021: Here are the liturgies Pope Francis will offer this year

This year, people have however planned low-key Christmas celebrations in view of Omicron - the new variant Covid-19.

Kanye West drops surprise EP collection Emmanuel on Christmas

Composed and executive produced by Kanye West, Emmanuel is "inspired by ancient and Latin music.”

With new Christmas album, the Shillong Chamber Choir revives West Asian-influenced carolling traditions of yore

Carolling traditions across the Christian diaspora can be traced as far back as fourth century Rome when songs were first sung to celebrate the birth of Christ.

From hiding brooms in Norway to Venezuela's roller blades, some peculiar Christmas traditions around the world

Norwegians have a pagan belief according to which evil and naughty witches come out on Christmas Eve and ride on brooms. So they hide all the brooms in the household at the safest possible place to keep the wizards from flying about

Narendra Modi commemorates Christ's courage on Good Friday; all you need to know about second last day of Holy Week

Good Friday is the second last day leading to Easter in what is called the Holy Week; the week begins with Palm Sunday and ends with Holy Saturday

Maundy Thursday 2020: Vatican prepares to conduct rituals virtually; all you need to know about the day's significance

Also known as Holy Thursday and Covenant Thursday, Maundy Thursday falls on the week before Easter and a day ahead of Good Friday. It commemorates the Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the Apostles and the Washing of the Feet.