Diwali 2022 - The Festival of Lights, Oct. 24
Diwali 2022 - The Festival of Lights, Oct. 24
Diwali is a major festival celebrated by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and some Buddhists, notably Newar Buddhists. The festival usually lasts five days and is celebrated during the Hindu lunisolar month Kartika.
Jewish High Holy Days During Fall 2022 Semester: Rosh Hashanah, Sept. 25-27, 2022 and Yom Kippur, Oct. 4-5, 2022
Jewish High Holy Days During Fall 2022 Semester: Rosh Hashanah, Sept. 25-27, 2022 and Yom Kippur, Oct. 4-5, 2022
The Jewish High Holy Days (Yamin Nora'im) commence during the Fall 2022 semester starting at sunset Sept. 25 for Rosh Hashanah, the start of the Jewish new year, and conclude on Oct. 5 with end of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement in faith. This article provides highlights and key facts about the High Holy Days for better understanding and for understanding of work-related restrictions during this time period.
Easter 2022 - Traditions, Activities, Organizations and Helpful Information
Easter 2022 - Traditions, Activities, Organizations and Helpful Information
Learn more about the origins of Easter, the holy day of the Christian tradition celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ and the victory of life over death, its different celebrations, and why it is celebrated on different dates depending on the Christian denomination.
Passover 2022 - Traditions, Activities, Organizations and Helpful Information
Passover 2022 - Traditions, Activities, Organizations and Helpful Information
Learn more about the Jewish holiday of Passover, the observance of the liberation of the ancient Israelites and their exodus from Egypt, traditions, activities, organizations and additional information.
Ramadan 2022 - Traditions, Activities, Organizations and Helpful Information
Ramadan 2022 - Traditions, Activities, Organizations and Helpful Information
Learn more about Ramadan's observance in 2022 (starting at sunset on April 1), tenets, traditions, activities, organizations and helpful information including Georgia State policies on religious accommodations.
Jan. 27: International Holocaust Remembrance Day at Georgia State
Jan. 27: International Holocaust Remembrance Day at Georgia State
In honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, join us on January 27, 2022 for a powerful conversation with Mr. George Rishfeld, a survivor of the Holocaust from Poland.
Georgia State, Spelman Researchers Earn $250,000 Grant to Collect and Promote Achievements of Black Women Religious Activists
Georgia State, Spelman Researchers Earn $250,000 Grant to Collect and Promote Achievements of Black Women Religious Activists
Religious studies scholars at Georgia State University and Spelman College have received a grant from the Henry Luce Foundation to develop digital and physical archives to highlight Black women religious leaders’ contributions to religious communities and activism in the United States.
Hanukkah - Traditions, Meaning and the American Experience (Sunset Nov. 28- Sunset Dec. 6, 2021)
Hanukkah - Traditions, Meaning and the American Experience (Sunset Nov. 28- Sunset Dec. 6, 2021)
Learn more about Hanukkah, the eight-day Jewish festival of lights, its historical and spiritual meaning, and how Hanukkah became a "parallel holiday" in American culture in the 20th century.
Advent and Nativity Fast 2021
Advent and Nativity Fast 2021
Learn more about Advent and Nativity Fast in the different traditions of Christianity, which begin Nov. 28, 2021.