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To Westerners, the vibrant Holi festival at Mountain Crest Park on April 28 may have looked more like the chromatic fun-runs that have become popular in Las Vegas than the image conjured of a religious festival. However, Indian celebrants have partaken in the colorful Hindu celebration for centuries.
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SALT LAKE CITY — Many members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints fast as a way to grow closer to God, but Utah medical researchers want to know whether the practice also is reducing their risk of diabetes and heart disease.
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When she was growing up, Bailey Braner’s family kept Jewish traditions and observed Jewish holidays. But Jewish upbringing notwithstanding, Braner doesn’t remember learning much about the Holocaust as a child.
When most Christians gather for Easter worship today (Eastern Orthodox Christians won’t celebrate Easter until May 5), they’ll once again hear a story that they’ve heard dozens, even hundreds, of times before.
Watching the cast of “Betrayal: The Last Supper” rehearse, a thought occurs.
Many Jewish households are busy preparing for Passover, which this year begins at sunset Monday. The seven- or eight-day holiday commemorates the Israelites’ liberation from slavery in Egypt.
The Rev. Jim Robinson, pastor of First Henderson United Methodist, likes to give the kids at his church empty eggs at Eastertime.