The Indian Express23d
From ceremonial shawls to heritage handlooms: Tracing the legacy of Kashmir’s ‘soft gold,’ Pashmina
Pashmina wool is derived from the undercoat of Changthangi goats, found in Ladakh. Pashmina holds cultural importance in Kashmir, often used in ceremonial shawls and heirlooms. The fabric is ...
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Celebrating the World’s Spectacular Festival—Ethiopian Timket
As Timket is one of the largest outdoor celebrations, this festival marks the baptism of Jesus Christ in River Jordan ... draped with a traditional Netela, or shawl and gather at the waterfront at ...
National Catholic Register28d
‘We Are Here to Start a Dialogue,’ Says Priest in Charge of the Baptism Church in Jordan
How did your community come to be chosen to run the Church of Baptism in Bethany Beyond the Jordan? In 2008, before the project officially started, the patriarch of the time, His Beatitude Fouad ...
National Catholic Register29d
Theology of Geography: Jesus’ Baptism Site Brims With Significance
The Baptism of the Lord Jesus teaches us something about the theology of geography. There are many places where water for baptism could be found in the land of Israel. Why was Jesus baptized by ...
WGAL29d
U.S. Navy christens new ship; The USS Harrisburg
THE CHRISTENING OF THE AMPHIBIOUS SHIP CELEBRATED A CULMINATION OF TIME AND EFFORT, AND REPRESENTS THE FUTURE FOR THE U.S. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS. THE TWO WOMEN CARRYING OUT THE LONG TIME TRADITION ...