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*Bodhi Day is the Buddhist holiday that commemorates the day that the historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, experienced enlightenment.

*Hanukkah is an eight-day festival commemorating the rededication of the Temple in 165 BC by the Maccabees after its desecration by the Syrians. It is marked by the successive kindling of eight lights.

  The Interfaith Council of Elk Grove is pleased to announce the sponsorship and the continuation of a monthly Prayer Devotional, which debuts this Friday, December 11th, beginning at 12:30, lasting until 1:00. We encourage you to join with us and also to volunteer to participate in an upcoming broadcast. Prayers and short spiritual thoughts, expressions are welcome! All are...

This special event—hosted by the United Nations Association-SF in honor of Human Rights Day 2020—will bring together leading researchers, activists, and advocates to discuss how digital technologies are affecting racial justice-related issues in the Bay Area and beyond. The second half of the event will be a workshop led by the Human Rights Center’s Investigations Lab at Berkeley Law, designed...

*Yule or Yuletide ("Yule time") is a festival observed by the historical Germanic peoples. Scholars have connected the celebration to the Wild Hunt, the god Odin, and the pagan Anglo-Saxon Mōdraniht. It later underwent Christianized reformulation resulting in the term Christmastide. Terms with an etymological equivalent to Yule are used in the Nordic countries for Christmas with its religious rites,...

*Christmas (or Feast of the Nativity) is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world.