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Vesak (Wesak) Day / Buddha Day celebrates the birthday of Buddha and, for some Buddhists, also marks his enlightenment and death. The holiday is observed on the full-moon day of the lunar month Vesakha, the fourth month of the lunar calendar, which falls in April, May, or June. In 1950 the World Fellowship of Buddhists made […]
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Albrecht Dürer, born May 21, 1471 in Nürnberg, Germany, is considered the greatest and most influential of Northern Renaissance painters and whose many famous works continue to influence contemporary artists nearly 500 years after his death. Dürer’s vast body of work includes altarpieces and religious works, numerous portraits and self-portraits, and copper engravings.Dürer’s travels to Italy and […]
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