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...April The holy season of Passover and Easter dominates and inspires the spring cleaning reflected in the abundance of housecleaning, homebuilding and home- improvement supplies. Look for preseason air conditioner sales and do advance work for next month's gift buying...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Sampler's Seasonal Shopping Guide | 1/16/2001 | See Source »

...calendar disputes. It was not until the sixth century that the monk Dionysus Exiguus created our calendar system by putting a date on Jesus' birth, and many people have still not yet agreed on the details. Think of the old dispute in Northumbria over the correct date of Easter: Starting in the year 627, as the Venerable Bede records, the Celtic and Roman traditions provided two different dates for Easter, and the Northumbrians were left to celebrate Easter twice a year. The queen fasted on a different day than the king; all was chaos and confusion. Eventually, the two competing...

Author: By Stephen E. Sachs, | Title: Last Column of the Millennium | 12/19/2000 | See Source »

...Ramadan is like Rosh Hashanah, Easter, Christmas and Thanksgiving all rolled into one," said Loeb Professor of Classical Art and Archaeology David G. Mitten, who is a faculty adviser to the Harvard Islamic Society...

Author: By Adam M. Lalley, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Muslim Students Observe Start of Ramadan Holy Month | 11/28/2000 | See Source »

...those of us from snow-challenged parts of the world. First, we would learn how to tell the difference between gloves and mittens. Then, we'd be able to try our hand at scarf wrapping. The final exam would be a trip across the Yard when the first nor'easter hits...

Author: By Jonathan H. Esensten, JONATHAN H. ESENSTEN | Title: I Have a Toque, and I Know How to Use It | 10/31/2000 | See Source »

...those of us from snow-challenged parts of the world. First, we would learn how to tell the difference between gloves and mittens. Then, we'd be able to try our hand at scarf wrapping. The final exam would be a trip across the Yard when the first nor'easter hits...

Author: By Jonathan H. Esenstein, | Title: I Have a Toque and I Know How to Use It | 10/30/2000 | See Source »

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