With the recent celebration of Mardi Gras - "Fat Tuesday" - the season of Lent is upon us. As Mardi Gras is a celebration of indulgences and feasting, Lent is a period of self-denial and fasting. In the Catholic tradition the observance of Lent was virtually universal. Following the Protestant...
Times Square shootings followed Easter celebrations in the late hours of Sunday into the early morning of Monday, April 5, 2010. Four people were shot in three separate incidents in Mid-town Manhatten after police disbanded a violent crowd and arrested 54 people. Crowds leaving the New York...
According to the Western Christian Calendar, Ash Wednesday marks the beginning (first day) of Lent, that falls 46 days before Easter. It is 40 days to be precise because Sundays aren't included in the count. Since it falls before Easter, its date varies every year in accordance with Easter. It...
Chicken eggs come in different colors, depending on the breed of the bird. That’s because as the eggs travel through the oviduct, they are exposed to different pigment deposits. The nature of the deposits vary according to the species. Note, however, that the color of the shell has nothing...
Maundy Thursday is a Christian holy day that is celebrated on the Thursday before Easter. It commemorates the last supper that Jesus had with his disciples on the day before his death. Churches typically have a service in the evening to remember the biblical events that happened on that day....
Diane Borchardt was a former teacher's aide and study hall monitor in Wisconsin. She was recently convicted of hiring three of her students to murder her husband, Ruben Borchardt, on Easter in 1994. There was no evidence that he abused or hurt her in any way, however the divorce was not going her...
The history of writing is a long and interesting one. Without living users and comparison examples, an archaeologist that unearths a new script is probably going to spend the rest of their life scratching their head and trying to translate it. Without the equivalent of a Rosetta stone, it's almost...
A massive earthquake shook near Concepcion, Chile, at 3:34 a.m. Saturday that measured an 8.3 magnitude on the Richter scale. The U.S. Geological Survey reported the quake struck 56 miles northeast of Conception at a depth of 34 miles. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has issued a tsunami...
There are many substances that a person can become dependent on, and this list of 10 addictions you may not be aware of will shed some light on some lesser-known things that people may abuse. 1. Junk Food AddictionIf you find yourself craving candy or chips on a regular basis, you may have an...
The Vatican announces the beatification of John Paul II on May 1, 2011 in Rome. Spokesman Fr. Federico Lombardi confirmed that Pope Benedict XVI will preside over the service on Divine Mercy Sunday, the feast day John Paul II actively promoted, immediately following Easter. Vatican reports...
