Religions

Question 1

Give the place of worship, leader, holy text and symbol for
Christianity

Answer 1

place of worship: church
leader: Vicar / Minister / Pastor
holy text: Bible
symbol: cross

Question 2

Give the place of worship, leader, holy text and symbol for
Judaism

Answer 2

place of worship: synagogue
leader: Rabbi
holy text: Torah
symbol: star of David

Question 3

Give the place of worship, leader, holy text and symbol for
Islam

Answer 3

place of worship: mosque
leader: Imam
holy text: Qu’ran
symbol: crescent moon + star

Question 4

Give the place of worship, leader, holy text and symbol for
Buddhism

Answer 4

place of worship: temple
leader: Monk
holy text: Tripitaka
symbol: pirate wheel

Question 5

Give the place of worship, leader, holy text and symbol for
African traditional religion

Answer 5

place of worship: sacred places
leader: Ancestors
holy text: Traditions / legends
symbol: picture of the African continent

Question 6

Give the place of worship, leader, holy text and symbol for
Hinduism

Answer 6

place of worship: mandir
leader: Pujari
holy text: Vedas
symbol: the Aum

Question 7

Describe the rites of passage in Juddaism around birth

Answer 7

1. child only considered to be Jewish if mother Jewish
2. if the child is a girl:
   
   • father announces her name in the synagogue on her first Sabbath (Saturday)
   • special prayer said
   • Ceremony is called Simchat bat (the joy of a daughter)
3. if the child is a boy :
   - circumcised at home 8 days after birth
   - circumcision ceremony (Brit Milah or the Covenant of Circumcision) attended by all male family members
   - godfather holds the baby while trained rabbior mohul (doctor) performs the circumcision
   - the boy is then named
   - then family celebrates & drinks wine

Question 8

Describe the rites of passage in Juddaism around marriage / weddings

Answer 8

1. Wedding contract (ketuba) between couple
2. Married under a wedding canopy (chuppah)
3. Groom gives bride a ring & breaks a glass with his foot (as a reminder that even in times of joy they must remember the sad times when the temple in Jerusalem was destroyed)
4. Feasting & dancing later

Question 9

Describe the rites of passage in Juddaism around death

Answer 9

1. Body is cleaned, wrapped in a shroud & put in a plain wooden coffin
2. Burial must happen ASAP (withint 48 hours)
3. Family tear their clothes to show sorrow
4. Special prayer ( Kaddish ) said at funeral. Said for the next year, sometimes every day
5. people who are mourning visit the dead person’s home for 7 days ( Shiva )
6. Each year on the date of the funeral, the family lights a candle & says the Kaddish to remember the dead person

Question 10

What is a rite of passage?

Answer 10

it is experience in life that
marks the change
from one stage of life to the next