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Origins Of Easter And Passover
Easter and Passover are religiously celebrated holidays. Easter, also called "Resurrection Day" (Pesach) is a holiday that marks the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, on the third day after his…Galicia, historic region, Poland and Ukraine
(Encyclopedia) GaliciaGaliciagəlĭˈshə, –shēə, –ə [key], Pol. Galicja, Ukr. Halychyna, Rus. Galitsiya, historic region (32,332 sq mi/83,740 sq km), SE Poland and W Ukraine, covering the slopes of the…Logos
(Encyclopedia) LogosLogoslōˈgŏs [key] [Gr.,=word], in Greek and Hebrew metaphysics, the unifying principle of the world. The central idea of the Logos is that it links God and man, hence any system…Jews
(Encyclopedia) Jews [from Judah], traditionally, descendants of Judah, the fourth son of Jacob, whose tribe, with that of his half-brother Benjamin, made up the kingdom of Judah; historically,…The Curious History of the Gregorian Calendar
Eleven days that never were Related Links Leap Year Explained Ides of March Origins of April Fools' Day History of the Calendar Encyclopedia: Calendar Names and Days of…Dowries
The joining of money and marriage by David Johnson Marriage Statistics Median Age at First MarriageMarriages and DivorcesMarriage Rates for Selected CountriesRelated StatisticsRelated Links…The Koran/ Sura LX — She Who Is Tried
Sura[1194] LX — She Who Is Tried Medina — 13 Versus In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful O YE who believe! take not my foe[1195] and your foe for friends, shewing them…Defining Genocide
 by Borgna Brunner   genocide: from the Greek genos, meaning race; and the Latin suffix -cidium, meaning killing Related Links Encyclopedia:GenocideHolocaust…Chernobyl Before and After the Worst Nuclear Disaster in History
Thirty years after the nuclear disaster, the word Chernobyl still incites fear and concern Abandoned Village Near Chernobyl, 2001 Related Links International Atomic Energy…June 2009 Current Events: U.S. News
World News | Business/Science News Here are the key events in United States news for the month of June 2009. New Hampshire Governor Signs Same-Sex Marriage Bill (June 3): New Hampshire governor…Trending
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