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World's Holy Days Converge

Believers of almost all stripes have something to celebrate today

By Peter Fearon,  Newser Staff

Posted Mar 21, 2008 8:51 AM CDT

(Newser) – This Good Friday is not simply the most solemn day in the Christian calendar but a convergence of movable feasts that doesn't occur more than once in a century. March 21 is also the first day of the Jewish festival of Purim and the celebration...   Read full story »

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