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This year, several significant religious and cultural events fall on the same day. March 21 is the UN International Day for the Elimination of Racism. In the Christian tradition, this year it is also Good Friday where Christians commemorate Christ’s passion and death on the cross to pay for the world’s sins. Also this year, it is the Jewish holiday of Purim which celebrates victory over an oppressive ruler as related in the Book of Ester. Hindus will celebrate Holi on March 21 this year, which is a festival dedicated to Krishna. Baha’is and Zoroastrians will celebrate New Years Day on March 21 (Naw Ruz and Now Ruz). Finally, to cap off the significant events occuring on this day, there will also be a full moon.


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Article Added On: June 17, 2004 - over 3 years ago
Title: When the Pope comes calling
Author: Joyce Smith
Publication Date: January 01, 2000 - over 8 years ago
Themes: Religion and society

Abstract:

The pope-mobile, cheering crowds, a charismatic leader, flowing vestments, ethnic dress, high pomp and circumstance -- if any religious event is "made-for-TV," it's a papal visit. In March, Pope John Paul II completed what he himself viewed as the crowning of his papacy: a trip to the Holy Land. Covering the trip was a difficult assignment, and for the most part, journalists did well to capture the multiple political and religious aspects.

The visit to the Holy Land was a hot potato from its announcement in March, 1999, when the Israeli government released news that the trip was planned for 2000, then had to back down, when the Vatican denied such plans.



Description: Discusses the Pope's visit to the Holy Land in 2000


The pope-mobile, cheering crowds, a charismatic leader, flowing vestments, ethnic dress, high pomp and circumstance -- if any religious event is "made-for-TV," it's a papal visit. In March, Pope John Paul II completed what he himself viewed as the crowning of his papacy: a trip to the Holy Land. Covering the trip was a difficult assignment, and for the most part, journalists did well to capture the multiple political and religious aspects.

The visit to the Holy Land was a hot potato from its announcement in March, 1999, when the Israeli government released news that the trip was planned for 2000, then had to back down, when the Vatican denied such plans.1

The tricky diplomacy negotiated by the pontiff and journalists in his wake was put into particular relief for Canadians when compared to the bumpy visit made by Prime Minister Chr



 

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