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Pilgrimages are held on the 13th of every month, with the most important observances on that date in May and October.
More than 83 percent of the population embraces Hinduism, which is more a way of life than a religion; its sacred rituals and observances are only a small part of what good Hindus believe makes them good Hindus.
While obviously constrained by their bondage, blacks nonetheless forged a culture rich with religious observances, folk tales, family traditions, song, and so on.
The recent change in Miami by which Spanish is allowed alongside English as an official language is seen by some as a Balkanization of the cherished “melting pot”; but those holding that view who support it with the claim that the 20th-century immigrants have assimilated culturally and speak English are wrong: many speak little or no English, and most make every effort they can to retain the cultures of their respective native lands, including religious observances.
These Ozzie and Harriet Jews also modified their observances for the 1950s home.