Word: holidaying
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Members of Harvard’s Jewish and Muslim communities broke fasts together Saturday night to celebrate two of the holiest holidays in each religion and to highlight the commonalities between the two faiths. Saturday was the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur, also known as the Day of Atonement, and Muslims are observing Ramadan, a month which focuses on charity and religious piety. Both holidays require followers to fast until sundown. Batool Z. Ali ’10, the treasurer of the Harvard Islamic Society, said that organizers hoped the event would provide an opportunity to meet and befriend people...
...customer or two browsed suits, the fitting rooms, which double as sales associates' offices, were abuzz with personal fittings. Any free time for associates would go to calling clients to inform them of the perfect snug Balenciaga jacket or lavish Nina Ricci ball gown to fill out their holiday wardrobes. Of course, part of this is standard luxury protocol at Neiman Marcus, where you will rarely find a knit that isn't cashmere and where the shoes are Manolo Blahnik but in exclusive styles a customer won't see anywhere else. But another part is the early stages...
...tomorrow night in the Crimson’s home opener at Harvard Stadium.Announced in May, the game was initially scheduled for tonight, but the Department of Athletics moved it to tomorrow night in response to a slew of complaints last month. Most centered on the conflict with the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur and the additional strain a night game would place on the Allston community, where the stadium is located.Whatever the date, the game’s historic appeal remains, marking the first regular-season use of the stadium’s almost year-old lights for regular season football...
After Madeleine McCann disappeared from a holiday resort in Portugal on May 3, it seemed like the whole world joined in the search. Over four months later, Madeleine is still missing, but the world's attention has shifted. Instead of looking out for the 4-year-old British girl, all eyes are on her parents, who were recently named as official suspects in her disappearance. Now, Kate and Gerry McCann find themselves fighting two battles: one to clear their names, and another to convince everyone that their missing daughter is still the big story. Over the weekend, help came from...
...plan to host Harvard-affiliated bands on a weekly basis will kick off this Friday with live performances by Harvard-grad bands The Main Drag and The Blanks, said Student Manager Philip R. Eisele ’08. Other new events in the works for the upcoming year include holiday-themed events, an Oktoberfest Night, bar game competitions, and the Loker Cup Tournament—set to begin on October 11. The tournament, which will include 64 teams of students, will see two teams square off each Sunday in various games such as pool and darts. This semester...