World Religion Day is an observance that was initiated in 1950 by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baháʼís of the United States, which is celebrated...

Unity of religion is a core teaching of the Baháʼí Faith which states that there is a fundamental unity in many of the world's religions. The principle...

meetings referred to as a Parliament of the World's Religions, the first being the World's Parliament of Religions of 1893, which was an attempt to create...

Growth of religion involves the spread of individual religions and the increase in the numbers of religious adherents around the world. In sociology, desecularization...

celebrations, mothers all around the world would work towards world peace. Several years later, a Mother's Day observance on May 13, 1877, was held in...

While the word religion is difficult to define, one standard model of religion used in religious studies courses defines it as [a] system of symbols which...

Buddhism—account for over 77% of the world's population, and 92% of the world either follows one of those four religions or identifies as nonreligious, meaning...

Babylonian religion is the religious practice of Babylonia. Babylonia's mythology was greatly influenced by its Sumerian counterparts and was written on...

church to have and keep membership. In 2005, Peggy Fletcher Stack, longtime religion columnist for The Salt Lake Tribune, estimated that about one-third of...

the world, respectively.[page needed] Judaism is the smallest of the three major Abrahamic religions. Samaritanism is the smallest Abrahamic religion. Baháʼí...

four of the world's major religions, namely, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, and Sikhism, which are collectively known as native Indian religions or Dharmic...

(Baháʼí) World Religion Day /bəˈhɑː.i, -ˈhaɪ/ The Baháʼí Faith is variously described as a 'religion', 'sect', 'relatively new religion', 'world religion', 'major...

west and with the religion of the Edo people to the east. Yoruba religion is the basis for a number of religions in the New World, notably Santería,...

predominant religion in the Philippines, with Roman Catholicism being its largest denomination. Sizeable minorities adhering to Islam, Dharmic religions (Buddhism...

Parliament of the World's Religions (1893). India Celebrates National youth day on birth anniversary of the Great Swami. This was the first World's Parliament...

Confederate Memorial Day (called Confederate Heroes Day in Texas and Florida, and Confederate Decoration Day in Tennessee) is a holiday observed in several...

verify] World religions of the present day established themselves throughout Eurasia during the Middle Ages by: Christianization of the Western world Buddhist...

Patriots' Day (Patriot's Day in Maine) is an annual event, formalized as a legal holiday or a special observance day in six U.S. states, commemorating...

Religion has been a factor of the human experience throughout history, from pre-historic to modern times. The bulk of the human religious experience pre-dates...

information by country gives information from The World Factbook of the CIA and the U.S. Department of State. Religion Faith Theocracy Buddhism by country Christianity...

ethnic religion is a religion or belief associated with a particular ethnic group. Ethnic religions are often distinguished from universal religions, such...

Religion in Japan is manifested primarily in Shinto and in Buddhism, the two main faiths, which Japanese people often practice simultaneously. According...

world's religions. In general the comparative study of religion yields a deeper understanding of the fundamental philosophical concerns of religion such...

religious groups around the world. This article aims to present statistical information on the number of adherents to various religions, including major faiths...

Robert N. "Civil Religion in America". Daedalus 1967 96(1): 1–21. online edition Blight, David W. "Decoration Day: The Origins of Memorial Day in North and...

World Animal Day is an international day of action for animal rights and welfare celebrated annually on October 4, the feast day of Francis of Assisi,...

and Bangladesh. Though being a minority religion, the Hindu culture has influenced the way of life and day-to-day activities in Indonesia. Outside of Bali...

Religion in the United States is widespread, diverse, and vibrant, with the country being far more religious than other wealthy Western nations. An overwhelming...

folkloristics, folk religion, popular religion, traditional religion, or vernacular religion comprises various forms and expressions of religion that are distinct...

Groundhog Day (Pennsylvania German: Grund'sau dåk, Grundsaudaag, Grundsow Dawg, Murmeltiertag; Nova Scotia: Daks Day) is a tradition observed regionally...