For over a thousand years, cities in Ancient Greece sent sacred observers to other cities to monitor religious festivals and ...

FOR SAINT ANTHONY’S FEAST. IT’S ALWAYS A BIG CELEBRATION IN THE NORTH END AND THE WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD COMES OUT TO CELEBRATE WITH US. THE FINAL WEEKEND OF AUGUST SIGNALS THE START OF SAINT ANTHONY’S ...

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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Thousands of Ethiopians gathered in the capital Thursday to celebrate an annual religious festival distinguished by the lighting of bonfires according to the beliefs of ...

One organizer said they expected one million pilgrims to attend on Thursday. LONDON -- Hindu pilgrims in India have begun gathering along the Ganges River on the first day of Kumbh Mela,despite ...

LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Deadly stampedes are relatively common around Indian religious festivals, where large crowds gather in small areas with shoddy infrastructure and few safety measures. LUCKNOW, ...

LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Thousands of people at a religious gathering in India rushed to leave a makeshift tent, setting off a stampede Tuesday that killed at least 116 people and injured scores, ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Thousands of Ethiopians gathered in the capital Thursday to celebrate an annual religious festival distinguished by the lighting of bonfires according to the beliefs of the ...