Category : Religions

From now until the end of April, multicultural Toronto will be celebrating Orthodox Easter, and the Sikh’s Khalsa Day Parade. Passover continues until April

    April 8 this year is Easter Sunday, the most important day of the year for Toronto’s Christians. This day commemorates the resurrection

  I didn’t know what to expect. The notice in NOW said the event was called “Nevruz.” It was “celebrating spring and the cultures

238. Report on March 10 Tibetan Rally

Our Toronto Tibetan elderly are tough. On March 10, they spent 30 minutes at a rally with almost a thousand younger Tibetans. They stood

235. Holi (Gaura Purnima) in Toronto

On Wednesday March 7 or Thursday, March 8, Toronto Hindus will be celebrating the festival of Holi, Gaura Purnima. It is a religious festival.

229. A Not-so-Happy Tibetan New Year

February 22 is Losar, the first day of the Tibetan New Year. It is a 15-day holiday, but the first three days are the

218. Chinese New Year in Toronto

    January 23 this year is the first day of the Chinese New Year but the celebrating has already started. A lot more

217. An Ethiopian Church in Toronto Answers our Questions

  Earlier this week, I blogged about our visit to the Christmas eve service of St. Mary Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church.  I didn’t have

215. Ethiopian Orthodox Christmas Feast of the Nativity, a Report

I knew we would be welcomed even before we arrived. I had telephoned the church a couple days earlier about the evening’s program. It

214. Orthodox Feast of the Nativity January 6 and 7

  Last year about this time, I tried to learn more about the Orthodox Christmas in January. My friend Helene said there was no