Sounds of the Season: Sanskrit chanting in Diwali ceremony
Hindus locally and worldwide just finished celebrating Diwali, the colorful New Year Festival where prayers are made to the elephant god Lord Ganesha and to the Goddess Lakshmi for wealth and wisdom.
View ArticleSounds of the Season: Thanksgiving Prayer
ListenListen here.In 1789, President George Washington deemed November 26th a day of “sincere and humble thanks,” though the practice of yearly gratitude had existed in some states since the 1600s.
View ArticleSounds of the Season: Carolers to sing at Dickens Christmas Festival
ListenListen to the Merry Madrigalers here.Caroling is synonymous with Christmas. Yet the tradition actually began from the practice of singing songs during church processions in the Middle Ages.
View ArticleSounds of the Season: Hanging of the Greens
In Roman times, evergreens were a symbol of fertility, peace and joy.
View ArticleSounds of the Season: The Dreidel Game
During the rule of Antiochus, Jews played a diversion similar to the modern dreidel game.
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