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Mother’s Day: Inspiration for Father’s Day The “Mother’s Day” we celebrate today has its origins in the peace‑and‑reconciliation campaigns of the post‑Civil War era. During the 1860s, at the urging of activist Ann Reeves Jarvis, one divided West Virginia town celebrated “Mother’s Work Days” that brought together the mothers of Confederate and Union soldiers. Did […]
When Is Eid al‑Adha 2024? In the United States, Eid al‑Adha 2024 is predicted to begin on the evening of Sunday 16 June (depending on sightings of the moon) and will end with the culmination of the Hajj a few days later. The Story of Eid al‑Adha In the Quran, Ibrahim has a dream in which Allah […]
Earth Day was established in 1970 and has become a worldwide holiday celebrated by over 1 billion people. Here are key highlights in the movement.
Celebrations of mothers can be traced back to the ancient Greeks and Romans, but the clearest modern precedent for Mother’s Day is the early Christian festival known as “Mothering Sunday.”
