World Religions
By Clara Bae
Christianity
- Monotheistic
- God - Jesus Christ
- Holy book - The Bible
- Holidays - Lent, Mardi Gras, St. Patrick's Day, Christmas, Sundays, Easter, Thanksgiving, Good Friday
- Rituals- Sunday worship services, baptism, bible study, beliefs, faith, prayer, fasting, tithing, confirmation
- Beliefs - The trinity, creation and evloution, exorcism, Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary, the Afterlife, hell, heaven, then Devil and Demons, Angels
Explaining Christianity in only 3 minutes!
Judaism
- Monotheistic
- God - Tetragrammaton
- Holy book - Tanakh
- Holidays - Rosh HaShanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Hanukkah, Passover
- Rituals - Sacred time, rites and ceremonies, worship and devotion, symbolism
- Beliefs - The 13 Articles of Faith, God, the Messiah, Olam Ha-Ba (afterlife)
Judaism
Buddhism
- Neither monotheistic nor polytheistic
- God - Buddha (Siddhattha Gotama)
- Holy book - Tipitaka
- Holidays - Vesak, Magha Puja Day, Uposatha, Kathina Ceremony, Ulambana
- Rituals - Meditation, mantras, mundras, prayer wheels
- Beliefs - Purpose of life, reincarnation, afterlife
What Is Buddhism?
Islam
- Monotheistic
- God - Allah
- Holy book - Qur'an (Koran)
- Holidays - Muharram, Mawlid al-Nabi, Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha
- Rituals - Prayers, fasting, pilgrimage, charity, purification, animal sacrifice
- Beliefs - Allah, six articles of faith, prophets, life and salvation, afterlife
What is Islam?
Hinduism
- Polytheistic
- God - Visnhu, Krishna, Rama, Hanuman, and etc.
- Holy book - The Vedas, Upanishads, Puranas, and Brahmanas Granth
- Holidays - Diwali, Holi, Onam, Guru Purnima, Durga Puja
- Rituals - Brahmacharga, grastha, vanaprastha, sanngasu
- Beliefs - Authority of Vedas and Brahmans, Karma, purpose of life
What is Hinduism?