customs and traditions Flashcards
christmas day
birth of jesus christ
boxing day
day after christmas day
public holiday
death of jesus christ
good friday
christ rising from the dead
easter sunday
40 days before easter
lent
day before lent starts
shrove tuesday / pancake day
when does lent begin?
ash wednesday
christians marked with an ash cross on their forehead as a symbol of death and sorrow for sin
diwali
october/november for 5 days
festival of lights
celebrated by hindus and sikhs
victory of good over evil and the gaining of knowledge
hannukah
november/december for 8 days
remembering the jews’ struggle for religious freedom
on each day, a candle is lit on a menorah to remember the story of the festival, where oil that should have lasted only a day did for eight
eid al-fitr
end of ramadan when muslims have fasted for a month
thank allah for giving them strength to complete the fast
eid ul adha
prophet ibrahim willing to sacrifice his own son when god ordered him to
- reminds muslims of their own commitment to god
many sacrifice an animal to eat during this festival
- has to be done in a slaughterhouse
vaisakhi / baisakhi
sikh festival celebrating the founding of the sikh communities known as the khalsa
celebrate on april 14 each year
new year
january 1
in scotland, new year’s eve is called hogmanay
mother’s day
sunday three weeks before easter
father’s day
third sunday in june
