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Students share their special holiday traditions

By Kyra McCague, Senior Staff Writer • December 3, 2024

From the Feast of the Seven Fishes to an annual game of Just Dance, many students enjoy traditions that are more specific to their families. With only two weeks left before the start of winter break, students shared the yearly holiday traditions they’re looking forward to.

Students contend with Christmas

By Rose Luder | Staff Writer • December 8, 2017

The Cathedral of Learning is adorned with tinsel and stringed lights, Schenley Plaza is lined with luminescent Christmas trees and holiday songs can be heard in almost every building on campus. For...

Christmas: the most wonderful two months of the year

By Alexis Buncich | For The Pitt News • November 15, 2017

Based on my friends’ Snapchats, the last moments before the Christmas season ended the night of Halloween. Everyone was still getting into their Halloween candy when suddenly, the clock struck midnight...

Eid Prayer

By Randy Pench / MCT • September 12, 2013

Men bow during the Eid prayer , marking the end of Ramadan, the Muslim month-long fasting ritual as more than 3,500 gathered inside the Jackson Sports Academy at McClellan Park on Thursday, August 8, 2013,...

Eid Prayer

By Randy Pench • September 12, 2013

Men bow during the Eid prayer , marking the end of Ramadan, the Muslim month-long fasting ritual as more than 3,500 gathered inside the Jackson Sports Academy at McClellan Park on Thursday, August 8, 2013,...