Our web site from Rome present et explain the feast of Ashura, celebrated on the 10th of the Muslim month of Muharram (January 28 th 2008).

This commemoration seems to have its origin in the Jewish Day of Forgiveness, (Yom Kippur) celebrated on the 10th Tishri - 'ten' being pronounced 'ashara'. During this day, the High Priest offered sacrifice in expiation for the forgiveness of sins, while the people held Sabbath and fasted.
You can also find an explanation about Hegira, the Moun, the calendar of Muslim Feasts, Islam and its Movements, Holy Day of the Sacrifice, Aïd al Adha or Aïd el Kébir. (Read more...)

The Province of Mali organised a session in January 2006 on traditional religions. Father Charles Bailleul, a Missionary of Africa in Mali for 26 years, offers some personal suggestions and reflections about traditional religions. Didassio Mwanza, stagiare M.Afr. in Bandiagara parish in Mali, says that knowing traditional religion helps us to to show people how to live their Christian faith. Patrick Odhiambo, M.Afr. in Konandougou parish in Burkina, add that Africans remain affected by ancestral (inseparable) religion and culture and even if they have become Christians or Muslims, their fears persist.