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Holy days converging in April spark interfaith celebrations

FILE Hundreds gathered to process around the Guru Nanak Gursikh Gurdwara temple grounds in celebration of the Sikh festival of Vaisakhi, on Sunday, April 27, 2008, in Bellingham, Wash. This year, in a convergence that happens only rarely, Judaism’s Passover, Christianity’s Easter and Islam’s holy month of Ramadan are interlapping in April with holy days for Buddhists, Baha’is, Sikhs, Jains and Hindus. This is offering different faith groups a chance to share meals and rituals in a range of interfaith events. (Mark Malijan/The Bellingham Herald via AP, File) FILE - Jasbir Singh, left, and Vijay Singh wash a flagpole with milk as part of a ceremonial changing of the Sikh flag during Vaisakhi celebrations at Guru Nanak Darbar of Long Island, Tuesday, April 13, 2021 in Hicksville, N.Y. In a convergence that happens only rarely, Judaism’s Passover, Christianity’s Easter and Islam’s holy month of Ramadan are interlapping in April with holy days for Buddhists, Baha’is, Sikhs, Jains and Hindus, offering different faith groups a chance to share meals and rituals in a range of interfaith events. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, File) FILE - Rev. Russels Governale serves communion during a Spanish-language Easter service at St. Bartholomew Roman Catholic Church, which lost 80 of its members to COVID-19, Sunday, April 4, 2021, in New York. This year, in a rare convergence, Judaism’s Passover, Christianity’s Easter and Islam’s holy month of Ramadan are interlapping in April with holy days for Buddhists, Baha’is, Sikhs, Jains and Hindus, offering different faith groups a chance to share meals and rituals in a range of interfaith events. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) FILE - Park Community Church Associate Pastor Trevor Lovell is silhouetted against the sky as he leads an Easter sunrise service while parishioners listen on Sunday, April 4, 2021, at North Avenue Beach in Chicago. In a convergence that happens only rarely, Judaism’s Passover, Christianity’s Easter and Islam’s holy month of Ramadan are interlapping in April with holy days for Buddhists, Baha’is, Sikhs, Jains and Hindus, offering different faith groups a chance to share meals and rituals in a range of interfaith events. (AP Photo/Shafkat Anowar, File) FILE - In this Wednesday, April 8, 2020 file photo, Seth Pollack pours wine for his family, wife Jessica Choe and children Micah and Mina Pollack, as they being their Passover meal in Seattle. In a convergence that happens only rarely, Judaism’s Passover, Christianity’s Easter and Islam’s holy month of Ramadan are interlapping in April with holy days for Buddhists, Baha’is, Sikhs, Jains and Hindus, offering different faith groups a chance to share meals and rituals in a range of interfaith events. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) FILE - A group of orthodox Jews react as a carp flops out of its crate during a delivery to Taubers Fish in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, New York, Wednesday, April 17, 2019. This year, in a rare convergence, Judaism’s Passover, Christianity’s Easter and Islam’s holy month of Ramadan are interlapping in April with holy days for Buddhists, Baha’is, Sikhs, Jains and Hindus, offering different faith groups a chance to share meals and rituals in a range of interfaith events. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File) FILE - Tasneem Salam hands are decorated with henna as she attends an Eid al-Fitr celebration in Overpeck County Park in Ridgefield Park, N.J., Thursday, May 13, 2021. This year, in a rare convergence, Judaism’s Passover, Christianity’s Easter and Islam’s holy month of Ramadan are interlapping in April with holy days for Buddhists, Baha’is, Sikhs, Jains and Hindus, offering different faith groups a chance to share meals and rituals in a range of interfaith events. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File) FILE - Worshippers perform an Eid al-Fitr prayer at the Masjidullah Mosque in Philadelphia, Thursday, May 13, 2021. This year, in a rare convergence, Judaism’s Passover, Christianity’s Easter and Islam’s holy month of Ramadan are interlapping in April with holy days for Buddhists, Baha’is, Sikhs, Jains and Hindus, offering different faith groups a chance to share meals and rituals in a range of interfaith events. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Holy days converging in April spark interfaith celebrations