Religious Rituals

Give 2 examples of places of pilgrimages

western wall & croagh patrick

What is the day that most pilgrims go to croagh Patrick and how many stations are there?

Reek sunday & 3 stations

What do jews do when they go to the western wall?

Pray & put slips of paper in the cracks of the wall

Describe the features of a synagogue

Ark, ner tamid, two tablets & bimah

Describe the features of a church

Altar, ambo, presider's chair, sanctuary lamp, tabernacle, statue, stations of the cross, stained glass windows & confessional box

What do jews do to pray to God?

Orthodox men pray morning, afternoon and evening. Women pray 2x a day as they have to take care of their children. They wash their hands as a sign of spiritual purification. Men wear a kippah & women wear a sheitel. They also wear a tallit & tzitzit. The shema is their most important prayer

What are the 4 different parts of a catholic mass?

Introduction, liturgy of the word, liturgy of the eucharist & conclusion

What’s the difference between a catholic and Anglican church?

Name of church, name of priest, transubstantiation and consubstaniattion

Give definitions for (i) non religious (ii)humanist (iii)atheist (iv)agnostic & (v)secular

Not believing in religion

Belief in the potential value of humans

Don’t believe in God

Not sure of the existence of God but thinks there’s a possibility

Not connected to religious matters

Explain what humanists do to celebrate?

They celebrate humanist naming & welcoming ceremonies when a new life is welcomed into a family. They do things such as ; appointing an adult sponsor and giving personal gifts or etc.