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Introduction: Celebrating Holidays & Festivals Around the World............ 6 Introduction: Lent, Yom Kippur & Days of Repentance.............................. 8 1: Origins and Observations of Lent .................................................... 11 2: Origins and Observations of Yom Kippur ..................................... 25 3: Origins and Observations of Rains Retreat .................................. 35 4: Observing in Africa ............................................................................... 43 5: Observing in Asia .................................................................................. 53 6: Observing in Europe ............................................................................ 63 7: Observing in Latin America ............................................................... 75 8: Observing in the Middle East ........................................................... 85 9: Observing in North America . ............................................................ 91 10: Observing in Oceania . .................................................................... 101 Series Glossary ....................................................................................... 106 Further Resources ................................................................................. 109 Index ............................................................................................................ 111 Picture Credits ........................................................................................ 112 contents