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Chokhor (Chokor Duchen)
A Tibetan and Nepalese summer festival that commemorates the Buddha's first Turning of the Wheel, the first teaching concerning the Four Truths. Statues of the Buddha and copies of the scriptures are carried around with music and festivities, to symbolise the spreading of the Buddha's teaching. The whole community joins in the processions and picnics that follow.
 Ealing Grid for Learning: Chokhor Duchen.
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Ratha Yatra - 'Chariot journey'
This festival is most notably celebrated at Puri in Orissa, India, where thousands of people push huge wagons (rathas) with images of Krishna, known as 'Jagannath' (Lord of the Universe), from which the term 'juggernaut' comes in English. Ratha Yatra is celebrated by Hindus in Britain with processions through some cities.
ISKCON UK: Rathayatra - Festival of the Chariots.
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| 30 July |
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The Prophet's Night Journey and Ascension (Lailat-ul-Isra' Wal Mi'raj)
In the tenth year of his prophethood, Prophet Muhammad journeyed from Makkah to Jerusalem and through the heavens to the presence of God, all in one night. The Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem marks the rock from which Muhammad ascended. On the journey the Prophet received the command to pray five times a day.
BBC Religion and Ethics: Islam - Lailat al Miraj.
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[Last updated: 04/06/08]
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