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When is Easter in 2025?

The Times of India 24 Mar 2025
Most Christians across the globe are currently observing Lent, 40 days of prayer and fasting, which began on Ash Wednesday, Mar. 5. The culmination of this ritual takes place before Easter Sunday ... Easter traditions differ across cultures and regions ... .
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Under the radar: Tracing the life of a Lithuanian in a $96 billion racket from a Kerala beach town

Financial Express 22 Mar 2025
He knew him well. Turns out, he hardly knew him ... The Papanasam beach holds religious significance for Hindus, who come to perform rituals and immerse the ashes of the deceased in the sea ... He had only one condition ... Now everyone does it.
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What is ‘Masaan ki Holi’ and why is it not for humans?

The Times of India 14 Mar 2025
Unlike the playful use of colours, masaan ki Holi involves the use of ashes from cremation pyres, symbolizing the cycle of life and death, people smear ash (bhasm) on each other ... The use of ashes is a ...
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CM Yogi in Gorakhpur today to join Holi celebrations

Suryaa 13 Mar 2025
The Holi festivities at Gorakhnath Temple begin traditionally with Holika Dahan, a ritual where the ashes from the bonfire are used for a sacred tilak ceremony ... The ashes of Holika Dahan symbolise the ...
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This Lent, America must repent for the United States of Cruelty | Opinion

Daily Journal - Vineland 11 Mar 2025
Of all the Christian religious holy days, Ash Wednesday — not even obligatory — brings more people into churches ... People know that the ritual of ashes stands for something deeper ... On Ash Wednesday, the Gospel of Matthew cites three disciplines of Lent.
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Holi and Holika Dahan 2025: Correct date, muhurat timings, rituals, significance, and all one needs to know

The Times of India 10 Mar 2025
8.14 PM to 10.22 PM”Rituals and significance of Holika DahanHolika Dahan is a part of Hindu rituals and customs, and is the day when Holika, the evil aunt of a young Prahlad, was reduced to ashes by Lord Vishnu.
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Mystery as churchgoers' foreheads are BURNED after receiving mark of the cross on Ash Wednesday ...

The Daily Mail 07 Mar 2025
A couple was mysteriously burned on the forehead after receiving the mark of the cross on Ash Wednesday ... Jackson, who left the ashes on longer than his girlfriend, was left with a large burn and bruise in the middle of his forehead.
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