Deep Dives
Background and context about different sacred places.
- The Hungry Ghost FestivalUllambana, the festival for the ancestors and the wandering dead
- The MawlidThe celebration of the Prophet Muhammad's birthday
- PachamamaThe Andean month of offerings to Mother Earth
- Asalha Puja and VassaThe first sermon and the Buddhist rains retreat
- Paryushan and SamvatsariThe Jain days of fasting and forgiveness
- The Kandy Esala PeraheraSri Lanka's procession of the Sacred Tooth Relic
- The Dormition and the Assumption of MaryThe feast of Mary's passing
- ObonJapan's season of welcoming the ancestors
- Tisha B'AvMourning the destroyed Temples
- Gion MatsuriKyoto's month-long festival of purification
- Gold and DevotionOffering of valuables at sacred places
- What Is a PilgrimageWhen the journey becomes the practice
- The Calendars Behind Sacred DaysHow Sun and Moon set the dates of sacred days
- The Abrahamic Roots of Three FaithsHow Judaism, Christianity, and Islam trace themselves to Abraham
