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Hindus
greet
Costa
Ricans
on 'Virgen
de
los
Angeles'
Day
(ANI):
The
Hindus
have
sent
early
greetings
to
Costa
Ricans
in
Costa
Rica
and
world
over
on 'Virgen
de
los
Angeles'
Day,
which
falls
on
August
2.
Distinguished
Hindu
statesman
Rajan
Zed,
in a
release
in
Nevada
(USA)
on
Wednesday,
expressed
warmest
greetings
on
the
upcoming
"Virgen
de
los
Angeles"
Day,
wishing
that
it
brought
joy,
happiness,
blessings
and
cheer
to
all.
Zed,
who
is
president
of
Universal
Society
of
Hinduism,
stressed
that
all
religions
should
work
together
for
a
just
and
peaceful
world.
Dialogue
would
bring
us
mutual
enrichment,
he
added.
"Virgen
de
los
Angeles"
Day
is a
Costa
Rican
national
holiday
celebrating
Costa
Rica's
patron
saint,
the
Virgen
de
los
Angeles
(la
Negrita).
On
this
day
in
Costa
Rica,
many
make
religious
pilgrimage
to
the
Nuestra
Senora
de
los
Angeles
Basilica
in
Cartago;
and
special
masses,
processions,
street
fairs,
feasts,
and
live
music
events
held.
Costa
Rica
in
Central
America,
also
termed
as
"happiest
place
on
the
planet"
and
"greenest"
country
in
the
world;
has
no
army,
highest
life
expectancy
in
the
Western
hemisphere,
and
its
tropical
forests
are
home
to
about
850
species
of
birds
and
1,000
species
of
orchid
including
toucans
and
macaws.
Laura
Chinchilla
is
the
President.
Hinduism,
oldest
and
third
largest
religion
of
the
world,
has
about
one
billion
adherents
and
moksh
(liberation)
is
its
ultimate
goal. |
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