Centenary Holy Mass Celebration
The year-long programmes in connection with the centenary of the autonomous St. Teresa’s College, Ernakulam, began on June 27.Father Peter Machado, Bishop of Bengaluru, celebrated the thanksgiving Holy Mass marking the start of the celebrations. The college was established in 1925.
Diwali Celebration
Diwali, or Deepawali, gets its name from the Sanskrit word deepavali, which means "row of clay lamps." Many people in India will light these lamps outside their homes to symbolize the inner light that protects them from spiritual darkness, in tune with a holiday that is an ode to the triumph of good over evil. Hindu celebrations center on the return of Rama and Sita, two deities, to Ayodhya, an ancient city in India, after being exiled. Sikhs, Jains and even Buddhists have their own lore surrounding the holiday — you can read about it here.
New Year Celeberation
New Year is the time or day at which a new calendar year begins and the calendar's year count increments by one. Many cultures celebrate the event in some manner.[1] In the Gregorian calendar, the most widely used calendar system today, New Year occurs on January 1 (New Year's Day). This was also the first day of the year in the original Julian calendar and the Roman calendar (after 153 BC).[2]