Religion News – Newsletter for December 7, 2010

Books to celebrate India’s spirituality

NEW DELHI – India’s ancient wisdom, culture and knowledge will be documented in Ananda, a new imprint of books on spirituality and heritage.

Ananda was launched this week with three books — “A Treasury of Indian Wisdom”, a selection of writings edited by Karan Singh, “Fingers Pointing to the Moon”, a series of talks on …. Source article  : Books to celebrate India’s spirituality.

World’s largest floating Christmas tree lighted

Rio de Janeiro, Dec 6 (IANS/EFE) Thousands of Brazilians and visitors gathered at Rio de Janeiro’s Rodrigo de Freitas Lake to witness the lighting of the world’s largest floating Christmas tree with 3.3 million lights.

The enormous tree, supported by a metallic structure and standing 85 metres tall has already been acknowledged by the Guinness …. Source  : World’s largest floating Christmas tree lighted.