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December 2015
Eid Festival (Celebration of Muslim Holidays)
A special opportunity to learn how Muslims celebrate their holidays. All great religions encourage its followers to love their neighbors.But to love our neighbors, “we must know our neighbors." Three panelists from Islam, Christianity and Judaism will share how they celebrate their holidays, followed by Q & A and table sharing to encourage dialog and to learn about each other's holiday traditions. There will be a free gourmet Pakistani lunch, desserts from around the world, Mehndi (Henna) and bangles for…
Find out more »July 2016
Obon Festival
Japantown celebrates the San Jose Obon festival, a time when generations of families and friends come together and enjoy a rich cultural experience in one of the three remaining Japantowns in the United States. Japantown’s largest festival with two days of game booths, food booths, the Chidori Band, three taiko performances each day including San Jose Taiko and over 1,200 dancers in colorful traditional festive wear each evening.
Find out more »December 2016
Eid Festival: Celebration of Muslim Holidays
This Holiday Season Please join us to experience how Muslims celebrate their holidays. A Holiday to build a “Beloved Community.” All faiths encourage their followers to love their neighbors. To love our neighbors, “We must know our neighbors." “National Know your neighbors” is AMV Foundation’s campaign to build a culture of hope, inclusion and peace. We are encouraging all Americans to move “From Fear to Friendship.” Highlights of the Festival: Complimentary Gourmet Pakistani Lunch, Desserts from around the world, Interfaith panel sharing religious holidays,…
Find out more »February 2017
Nihonmachi Annual San Jose Day of Remembrance
In the days following the attack on Pearl Harbor, the FBI rounded up thousands of Japanese immigrants who were detained without charges. Then, on February 19, 1942 President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, forcing 120,000 Japanese Americans into concentration camps. The Commission on the Wartime Relocation and Incarceration of Civilians concluded that this action was a result of “race prejudice, war hysteria, and a failure of political leadership.” The 37th Annual San Jose Day of Remembrance event takes…
Find out more »April 2017
7th Annual Ashure Night
Pacifica Institute cordially invites you for sharing a wonderful evening of delicious food, rich Turkish coffee, dessert and live music while celebrating Noah's Pudding Day. It is a great opportunity to enjoy Noah's pudding, share our cultural values, appreciate the unity of all humanity, and celebrate the great gift of friendship. The program will also include a Noah's Pudding Contest! If you want to participate, just write us an e-mail at womensleague@pacificasv.org and we will help you form a team…
Find out more »August 2017
Pakistani Flag Raising
Join the cultural celebration with the raising of the Pakistani flag at the Santa Clara County building. Flag raising: 6:10 to 6:20 PM Cultural event 6:30 to 7:00PM Reception: 7:00 -7:30 Pakistani snacks will be served
Find out more »January 2018
Special Liturgical Celebrations for the Winter Season
FEAST OF SAINT THOMAS AQUINAS Sunday, January 28, 12:00 noon, at St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Waverley at Homer, Palo Alto: Gregorian Mass - Solemnity of our parish patron saint. CANDLEMAS Friday, February 2, 8:00 p.m, at St. Thomas Aquinas Church - Candlelight procession and Solemn High Latin Mass in the Extraordinary Form. On Candlemas (Feb. 2), a Solemn High Mass (with deacon and sub-deacon) in the Extraordinary Form will be celebrated by Fr. William Morgan, with a sermon by…
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February 2019
World Interfaith Harmony Week Compassion Games
2019 InterFaith #HarmonyWeek Friday, February 1, 2019 to Thursday, February 7, 2019 - all day The Silicon Valley Interreligious Council joins with the Compassion Games to celebrate the World Interfaith Harmony Week. In solidarity and support, during the UN World Interfaith Harmony Week (WIHW), the Compassion Games: Survival of the Kindest is hosting a spirited Harmony Week Compassion Games to take place from February 1st to February 7th, 2019. This coopetition is aimed to promote peace, harmony, cooperation, and tolerance between…
Find out more »January 2023
Presidio Chapel Sunday Concerts In-Person and Live-streamed ~ Franklin Lei ~
Interfaith Center at the Presidio - Unleashing the Power of Interreligious Cooperation Presidio Chapel Sunday Concerts - In-Person and Live-streamed -~ Franklin Lei ~ In the Footsteps of Tensho Embassy Music for the Spanish vihuela by Milan, Narvaez, Mudarra and Francesco da Milano Music on the baroque lute by Johann Sebastian Bach Throughout his musical career, Franklin Lei has followed the same path as the four pioneer Japanese boys who astonished European audiences when they performed the vihuela for Phillip II and 2 Popes in…
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