It seems like everything I read today is a variation on “Why do people celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day?” “What’s the meaning of Saint Patrick’s Day?” “Why do people get drunk on Saint Patrick’s Day?” etc…so I thought I’d save myself a lot of typing and just write this here.
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Crowds of Shi'ite pilgrims have begun an important religious festival in the Iraqi city of Karbala, south of Baghdad.
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At least 35 people have been killed in Iraq in attacks on Shi'a marking the religious festival of Ashura.
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Iraqi officials say U.S. and Iraqi forces have killed about 250 alleged militants who were purportedly planning to attack Shi'ite Muslims during the religious festival of Ashura.
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President Bush has sent holiday greetings to all Muslims as they celebrate the Eid al-Adha religious festival.
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