Event Type: Multifaith Observance Event Sponsor: University Chaplaincy In the Paryusana Festival of Jain Digumbar Sect, this is 10-day festival that is considered to be a holy convocation. During these days, Jains impose some restraints on their daily activities by fasting, meditation and prayer. The last day of Paryusana is the most solemn occasion of forgiveness and the examination of one's own thoughts and feelings. On this day, Jains ask for forgiveness from their relatives and friends for any offense they may have committed by deed, word or thought. Observances may include limits to participation in academics or work and may include fasting. 

Campus: Boston Health Sciences campus,Boston SMFA campus,Grafton campus,Medford/Somerville campus,Off-campus Open to Public: Yes Event Type: University Holiday The university observes a holiday on this day.

Event Type: Multifaith Observance Event Sponsor: University Chaplaincy Begins at sundown on the first day listed. First day may be dependent on the sighting of the moon. Milad an-Nabi, also known as Mawlid, is celebrated by Muslims as the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad. 

Event Type: Multifaith Observance Event Sponsor: University Chaplaincy The Feast commemorates the birth of the Mother of Jesus Christ.

Building: Jaharis Family Center for Biomedical and Nutrition Sciences City: Boston, MA 02111 Campus: Boston Health Sciences campus Location Details: Behrakis Auditorium Open to Public: Yes Primary Audience: Alumni and Friends,Faculty,Parents,Postdoctoral Fellows,Staff,Students (Graduate),Students (Postdoctoral),Students (Undergraduate) Speaker Name: Cheryl A.M. Anderson Event Contact Name: Rebecca Taylor Event Contact Email: rebecca.taylor677064@tufts.edu Please join us for the Stanley N. Gershoff Memorial Lecture at the Friedman School! Cheryl A.M. Anderson, PhD, MPH, MS, will present this year’s lecture.

Event Type: Multifaith Observance Event Sponsor: University Chaplaincy Celebrates the creation of plants, the sowing of the winter crop and the return of herds from pasture.