Michigan communities prepare to celebrate Diwali. What to know about festival of lights

Communities across Michigan are celebrating Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, set to begin Oct. 20. Here's what to know.

Festival of Lights: Myanmar shares its Thadingyut traditions with the world during its much-loved religious event

Thadingyut, also known as the Festival of Lights, is one of Myanmar's most significant religious festivals, said Arkar Kyaw, ...
Los Angeles Times

Stampede at religious event in India kills more than 100, mostly women and children

LUCKNOW, India — Thousands of people at a religious gathering in India rushed to leave a makeshift tent, setting off a stampede Tuesday that killed more than 100 and left scores injured, officials ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston

St. Anthony's feast, largest Italian religious festival in New England, draws thousands to Boston's North End

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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‘Poster Party’ units to keep eye on religious sites at festivals

Lucknow: Security at religious sites across UP will be significantly increased, with special police teams, known as ‘Poster Party' units, conducting early morning inspections to prevent any untoward ...
Daily Mail

Spanish town bans Muslim religious festivals provoking a furious outcry as migrant tensions threaten to boil over after nearby town was rocked by riots

A Spanish town has become the first in the country to ban Muslims from using public facilities to celebrate religious Eid festivals just weeks after a nearby area was rocked by anti-migrant riots. The ...

Myanmar’s military acknowledges attacking religious festival, accuses resistance forces of using human shields

Myanmar’s military government has acknowledged that it attacked a Buddhist festival held on the grounds of a school earlier ...