Tolerance
On November 16, 1995, the Member States of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) adopted their Declaration of Principles on Tolerance. Since that day, they’ve taken one day annually to generate awareness of tolera…
Evolution Day
In February, Darwin Day celebrates the contribution that Charles Darwin made to science. On November 24, 1859, he initially published his “On the Origin of Species.” To celebrate the contribution that Darwin made with the revolutionary work, Evolu…
World Freedom Day
November often seems like a month for military. Veterans Day is celebrated on November 11. This day is called Remembrance Day in other countries, and it not just honors our veterans, but it also commemorates the end of World War I. The United Stat…
Vedanta
Most people know about Hinduism, but there’s an even broader philosophy that gave Hinduism its foundations. It’s called Vedanta, and it’s based on the ancient texts, the sacred scriptures of India, the Vedas. The word “Vedanta” is from two words &…
Diwali
Here in the United States, most people associate the festival of lights with Christmas displays throughout November and December, but in India the festival of lights refers to one of the country’s biggest festivals – Diwali. Typically, Diwali falls i…
Peace Prize
Although it can seem as if talking doesn’t get you very far when negotiating peace in your family, the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize was given to four organizations that showed that dialogue was vital in the rebuilding of one devastated country. On October 9…
Sikh
Some estimates suggest that about 20 percent of students are bullied during the school year. For some ethnicities and religions, the number is even higher, from 50 to 67 percent, depending on the location. A White House task force suggests that the number may …
Oklahoma
The separation of church and state is one of the fundamental principles on which America was founded. Unfortunately, many of the state’s lawmakers and leaders seem to forget that. In 2012, a monument of the Ten Commandments was erected on the Oklahoma Ca…
Most people in America think of Thanksgiving or Veterans Day as the two major celebrations in November. Veterans Day ranks high during the month because it is a federal holiday, which means some people get an extra day off. More importantly, the men and women who …
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Day of the Dead
Halloween may be the biggest holiday in the fall, but Day of the Dead is important to Hispanics, which account for 17 percent of the population in the United States. In Mexico, it is a public holiday, but here in the United States, it’s taken a ba…