Last Sunday was the first Sunday of Advent for many Christian churches around the world. Since our curriculum is interfaith, our Advent season is, too. Our …
Holidays
Happy Birthday Guru Nanak, Founder of Sikhism
I thought I’d stick with the full moon theme this week. In my last blog post, I suggested that encouraging kids to name the full moon each month was a great way …
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Here Come the Holidays! Time to Fast?
For most Americans, the major holiday season of the year falls between Thanksgiving and Christmas, despite retailers who begin pushing high-level consumerism …
Happy Birthday, Bahá’u’lláh!
November 12 marks a special day in the Bahá’í faith. In 1817, their founder, Mira Husayn ‘Ali, later known as Bahá’u’lláh (Bah-ha-OO-lah), was born in Persia …
Happy New Year! Again?!
Today is al-Hijra – New Year’s Day according to the Islamic calendar. The Islamic calendar began in 622 CE, so happy 1435! As an interfaith educator, I’m always …
Why Our Sunday School Celebrates Diwali
Our Sunday School program finds a way to celebrate the holidays of most major religions. Sometimes, we celebrate them along with the rest of the world. …
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Why I Love My Pagan Temple
In a sentence…I love my pagan temple because it’s loving, open-hearted, and as full of wonderful ritual as any church I’ve ever attended. This week, I attended …
(Un)Happy Halloween?
Halloween is clearly suffering from an identity crisis. Everyone, it seems, has the correct answer about the holiday’s origins and how it should be observed in …