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December 9 2024 Religion Connecting with Filipino culture through Simbang Gabi
Filipino Ministry celebrations. | Photo courtesy of Archdiocese of Vancouver
As the year winds down, people look for signs of divine intervention to give them inner strength. Simbang Gabi, a …
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April 11 2022 Religion Easter: religious rites blend with culture
Various religious communities of Metro Vancouver are observing the Holy Week, this month, which starts on Palm Sunday and culminates in the Easter celebration on Apr. 17, this year.
The Christian…
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March 7 2022 Religion Nowruz celebrates the Persian New Year and deep ties to culture
Photo courtesy of the Province of British Columbia
In Metro Vancouver, some 30,000 Iranian Canadians live in flourishing cultural neighbourhoods. Iranian tastes and smells fill the shops and …
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September 25 2017 Community A gathering to spotlight Maya spirituality
Avexnim Cojti wants to raise awareness about Maya, a long-practiced spirituality before the Spanish colonizers came to Guatemala.
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March 18 2013 Religion Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence preach joy, not guilt
Sister Merry Q. Contrary, Reverend Mother of the Sisters of Perpetual indulgence. – Photo by Merry Q. ContraryThere are many…
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March 9 2012 Religion Combating misconceptions about Islam and the hijab through dialogue and discussion
Representing and practising Islam can, sometimes, be difficult for Muslims immigrating to the West and adapting to a completely different culture and lifestyle, such as Muslim women who have chosen …
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December 12 2011 Religion Places of worship provide free meals to all,
regardless of caste or religionWalking along an unassuming street in Mount Pleasant, you might find yourself wondering why people are lining up outside a Hindu temple on a Sunday afternoon.
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September 6 2011 Religion Latin American films show both sides of life
Abel is screening at the Pacific Cinémathèque theatre on September 9 at 9:30 p.m.
On September 1, the Vancouver …