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Holidays, Festivals, and Religious Observances

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Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly Access World Religions

RESOURCE	GRADE LEVEL	MEDIA TYPE
Chinese New Year Find out about the history and customs of the Chinese New Year in this video from Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly.	9-12	Video
Diwali See how Hindus celebrate Diwali, the Festival of Lights, in this video from Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly.	9-12	Video
Easter East and West Learn about Easter, Christianity’s most important festival, in this video from Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly.	9-12	Video
Eid al-Fitr In this video segment from Religion & Ethics Newsweekly, learn how Muslims in America celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the “Feast of Breaking the Fast.”	5-12	Video
The Five Pillars of Islam In this lesson, students explore and understand the basic beliefs of Islam as well as the Five Pillars that guide Muslims in their daily life: belief, worship, fasting, almsgiving, and pilgrimage.	5-12	Lesson Plan
Ganesha Chaturti In this video from Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly, find out about a Hindu festival that celebrates the birthday of Lord Ganesha, one of the most popular gods of India.	9-12	Video
Hajj - Part I In this video segment from Religion & Ethics Newsweekly, meet an American Muslim as he prepares for Hajj, the pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca that commemorates the Abrahamic roots of Islam.	5-12	Video
Hajj - Part II Performed with over two million other Muslims, the rites of Hajj, the required pilgrimage to Mecca, have a profound personal impact on each pilgrim. In this video from Religion & Ethics Newsweekly, a Muslim from America experiences Hajj for the first time.	5-12	Video
Hajj - Part III Students learn about an American Muslim's impressions of his first pilgrimage to Mecca in this video segment from Religion & Ethics Newsweekly.	5-12	Video
The Hajj: Journey to Mecca In this lesson, students learn about the activities involved during the Hajj, the pilgrimage that makes up one of the Five Pillars of Islam, and their historic and spiritual importance to Muslims.	5-12	Lesson Plan
Hinduism Hindus participate in Kumbh Mela, believed to be the most widely attended spiritual event in the world, in this video from Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly.	9-12	Video
Islamic Celebrations Members of the Islamic Center of Washington, DC discuss the religious and spiritual significance of Ramadan and the celebration that concludes it, Eid al-Fitr, in this video segment from Religion & Ethics Newsweekly.	5-12	Video
Janmashtami In this video from Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly, learn how Hindus celebrate Janmashtami, a holy day marking the birth of Lord Krishna.	9-12	Video
Jewish High Holidays Learn about the different ways Jews observe the holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur in this video from Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly.	6-12	Video
Muslim Prayer In this video segment from Religion & Ethics Newsweekly, learn about the daily prayer rituals of the Muslim faith and their significance in the life of a Muslim living in America.	5-12	Video
Ramadan This video segment from Religion & Ethics Newsweekly shows the daily activities of two young American Muslims during the holy month of Ramadan.	5-12	Video
Ramadan Observance In this video segment from Religion & Ethics Newsweekly, an American Muslim family observes Ramadan, the month in which Muslims fast daily from sunrise to sunset in order to demonstrate piety and develop self-restraint.	5-12	Video
Ramadan Observance In this lesson, students investigate the traditions and spiritual aspects of Ramadan (one of the Five Pillars of Islam), such as the observance of the Fast.	5-12	Lesson Plan
Salat: Prayer in Muslim Life Muslims pray at five specific times each day in a practice known as salat. In this lesson, students examine the role of prayer, which is a central feature of every religion, in the lives of Muslims.	5-12	Lesson Plan
Tibetan New Year In this video from Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly, learn about Losar, the Tibetan New Year, the most important holiday celebrated in Tibet.	9-12	Video
Zakaat In this video segment from Religion & Ethics Newsweekly, Imam Bashar Arafat, a scholar and interfaith leader in Baltimore, Maryland, describes “zakaat,” an almsgiving tax that Muslims pay annually.	5-12	Video
Zoroastrian New Year In this video from Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly, learn about the rituals and beliefs surrounding Norooz, the New Year festival of the ancient Zoroastrian belief system.	9-12	Video