Rites Around the World

Annually held on November 3 in commemoration of Saint Hubert, the patron saint of hunters, a mass is held after which animals are blessed.

Ashura, which falls on the 10th day of the Islamic month of Muharram, commemorates the death of Imam Hussein, grandson of Prophet Mohammad, who was killed in the 7th century battle of Kerbala.

The scene, representative of 7th-century Iraq, is part of events leading up to the Shiite Muslim holiday of Ashoura, which commemorates the death of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Islam's Prophet Mohammad.

The memorial, paying respect to fighters of all nationalities who perished in this land between 1914 and 1918, is on the edge of the Notre-Dame de Lorette French war cemetery, itself containing the bodies of over 40,000 soldiers. The year 2014 marks the centennial commemoration for the soldiers who fought in the First World War (WWI).

Îñåíü â Íåïàëå – ïîðà ôåñòèâàëåé è ïðàçäíèêîâ. Îäèí èç ñàìûõ ÿðêèõ è ëþáèìûõ – Òèõàð, èçâåñòíûé òàêæå êàê Äèïàâàëè, äëèòñÿ ïÿòü äíåé è ïðèâëåêàåò îãðîìíîå ÷èñëî çðèòåëåé. Ýòî âðåìÿ, êîãäà ñåìüè, äðóçüÿ è áëèçêèå ëþäè îáúåäèíÿþòñÿ, ÷òîáû ïîñëàòü ñâîþ áëàãîäàðíîñòü îäíîìó èç ìíîãî÷èñëåííûõ èíäóèñòñêèõ áîæåñòâ.
Ïåñíè, ìîëèòâû, öâåòû, ÿðêèå êðàñêè, îãíè, íîâûå íàðÿäû, âåñåëüå è òàíöû – âñå ýòî ÿâëÿåòñÿ íåîòúåìëåìîé ÷àñòüþ ïðàçäíèêà Òèõàð, â êîòîðîì ïðèíèìàþò ó÷àñòèå íå òîëüêî ëþäè, íî è èõ ÷åòâåðîíîãèå ïèòîìöû. Ó êàæäîé ñîáàêè â Íåïàëå åñòü ñâîé ïðàçäíè÷íûé äåíü. Îí íàçûâàåòñÿ Êóêóð Ïóäæà è ïðèõîäèòñÿ íà âòîðîé äåíü ôåñòèâàëÿ Òèõàð.

Ñîáàêè â Íåïàëå òðàäèöèîííî ïî÷èòàþòñÿ êàê âåðíûå ñïóòíèêè ÷åëîâåêà, õðàíÿùèå åãî ïîêîé íå òîëüêî â çåìíîé æèçíè, íî è â çàãðîáíîé.  ýòîò äåíü êàæäîé ñîáàêå îòäàþò äàíü óâàæåíèÿ çà ïðåäàííîñòü è ñìåëîñòü, óãîùàÿ âñåâîçìîæíûìè ëàêîìñòâàìè.
Âñå áåç èñêëþ÷åíèÿ ñîáàêè ïîëó÷àþò áëàãîñëîâåíèå, èõ ïîñûïàþò ñâÿùåííîé ïóäðîé «òèêîé» è íàäåâàþò ïðàçäíè÷íûå îøåéíèêè èç öâåòîâ. Ñîãëàñíî äðåâíåèíäèéñêîìó ýïîñó «Ìàõàáõàðàòå», èìåííî ñîáàêè ñîïðîâîæäàëè Þäõèøòõèðà, ñûíà áîãà ñïðàâåäëèâîñòè Äõàðìû, â åãî ïóòåøåñòâèè íà íåáåñà. Èíäóñû òàêæå âåðÿò â òî, ÷òî è ïîäçåìíîå öàðñòâî îõðàíÿåòñÿ ÷åòâåðîíîãèìè ñïóòíèêàìè ÷åëîâåêà.

Âî âðåìÿ ïðàçäíè÷íûõ òîðæåñòâ ñòèðàþòñÿ âñå ãðàíèöû ìåæäó èõ ó÷àñòíèêàìè – ñâîþ äîëþ âíèìàíèÿ ïîëó÷àþò êàê ñëóæåáíûå ñîáàêè èç ýëèòíîé øêîëû, òàê è áåçäîìíûå îáèòàòåëè ñîñåäíèõ óëèö. Ê ñîæàëåíèþ, êîãäà ôåñòèâàëü çàêàí÷èâàåòñÿ, ìíîãèå åãî ó÷àñòíèêè âîçâðàùàþòñÿ ê ñâîåé îäèíîêîé ãîëîäíîé æèçíè, â îæèäàíèè ñëåäóþùåãî Äíÿ Ñîáàê, êîòîðûé íà÷íåòñÿ, êàê îáû÷íî, âî âòîðîé äåíü ïðàçäíèêà Òèõàð.

Ñîíãêðàí (òàéñê. สงกรานต์) — òàéñêèé Íîâûé ãîä, îòìå÷àåìûé 13 àïðåëÿ-19 àïðåëÿ. Ñîíãêðàí ñ÷èòàåòñÿ áóääèéñêèì ñåìåéíûì ïðàçäíèêîì.  ýòîò äåíü ïðèíÿòî ïîäíîñèòü èçûñêàííûå áëþäà áóääèéñêèì ñâÿùåííîñëóæèòåëÿì â çíàê óâàæåíèÿ ê áóääèéñêîé ôèëîñîôèè. Äîìàøíÿÿ ñòàòóÿ Áóääû îìûâàåòñÿ ÷èñòîé âîäîé ñ ëåïåñòêàìè ðîç è æàñìèíîì. Òàéñêàÿ ìîëîäåæü â ýòîò äåíü îáëèâàåò äðóã äðóãà âîäîé.
Îäèí èç ñòàðåéøèõ ôåñòèâàëåé Òàèëàíäà — Ñîíãêðàí — çíàìåíóåò ñìåíó ãîäà ïî äðåâíåèíäèéñêîìó àñòðîëîãè÷åñêîìó êàëåíäàðþ (êîòîðûé áàçèðóåòñÿ íå íà òðîïè÷åñêîì, êàê ïðèíÿòî â çàïàäíûõ ñòðàíàõ, à íà ñèäåðè÷åñêîì çîäèàêàëüíîì öèêëå), êîãäà ñîëíöå ïåðåõîäèò èç ñîçâåçäèÿ Ðûá â ñîçâåçäèå Îâíà, à òàêæå ñìåíó âðåìåíè ãîäà. Êàê èçâåñòíî, â Òàèëàíäå ðàçëè÷àþò òðè âðåìåíè ãîäà: ñåçîí äîæäåé, õîëîäíûé ñåçîí è æàðêèé ñåçîí.  òàéñêèé Íîâûé ãîä Ñîíãêðàí çàêàí÷èâàåòñÿ æàðêèé ñåçîí, çà êîòîðûì ñêîðî ïîñëåäóåò ñåçîí äîæäåé, íà÷àëî êîòîðîãî îçíàìåíîâàíî òðàäèöèîííûì ïðàçäíèêîì Êõàî Ïõàíñà.

Night Candle Festival in Quan Am Bodhisattva Buddha Day is a respectful ritual to pray for peace and health of mankind.

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A type of festive sweet bread known as t’antawawa in Quechua — a compound word that translates to “bread baby” — is ubiquitous during celebrations here. Many are decorated with beautifully painted ceramic faces baked directly into the loaves.

November 15 is Shichi-Go-San, a traditional festival in Japan for children of three, five and seven years of age. On this day, prayers are offered for their growth and well-being.