The Origins of Christianity
Practices, Holidays and Traditions
Practices, Holidays and Traditions 2
Denominations of Christianity
Extras
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How many disciples did Jesus have?

What is 12 disciples?

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How many denominations of Christianity are there?

What is 7?

100

What holiday honors Jesus' birth and is celebrated on December?

What is Christmas?

100

What are the 3 main branches of Christianity?

What is Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Protestant?

100

Name 2 religious leaders.

What are Priests,Bishops, The Pope, and Pastors?
200

What day did Jesus get resurrected?

What is Easter Sunday?

200

Name 4 important holidays for Christians or Catholics.

What is Christmas, Ash Wednesday, Lent, and Easter?

200

Name one tradition during Christmas.

What is attending midnight mass for Church services at midnight on December 24th,  putting up a Christmas tree and decorating it with ornaments, putting up the nativity scene and exchanging gifts on Christmas eve, or Christmas morning.  

200

What is the holy trinity?

What is God, Jesus, and the Holy spirit?

200

What is the scene of Jesus being born called?

What is the nativity scene?

300

What day did Jesus get crucified?

What is Good Friday?

300

What is it called when a person or baby are sprinkled or dipped in holy water?

What is getting Baptized or Christening?

300

Name 2 days of Holy week.

What is, Palm Sunday, The end of Lent, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday

300

Name some of the leaders of the 3 denominations.

What is a Pope for the Roman catholic church, a  teams of bishops called synods for Eastern Orthodox, and Pastor,minister,reverend for Protestant.

300

What do people do during communion?

What is eating a wafer and a sip of wine to represent eating Jesus' body and blood starting at 7 or 8.  Or a bond uniting Christians as individuals and Jesus Christ.

400

In Easter Sunday, why are there eggs?

What is because to represent his rebirth?

400

How long is Lent and what does it represent?

What is 40 days long and represents Jesus traveling in the desert?

400

What does the symbol of the fish or stained glass windows represent?

What is, the symbol of the fish represents how it is safe for Christians to practice their religion at that place, and stained glass windows represents how people that did not have bibles used stained glass windows to depict the story of the bible.

400

What is a denomination?

What is a branch or sub-group

400

What does a rose window represent?

What is representing the light that passes through stained glass windows is often seen as a symbol of the divine light of G-d and hope, truth, love, and life?

500

What painting called "The Last Supper" represent? Also, what was Jesus observing in the time of the painting?

What is representing Jesus' last meal with his disciples and was observing a passover seder

500

What is a confirmation?

What is a ceremony through which Christians pass in the process of their religious upbringing.

500

What does Holy Thursday and Good Friday represent?

What is, Holy Thursday represents Jesus' last meal with his disciples and Good Friday represents Jesus' death on the cross?

500

What are the major denominations of Protestantism?(Name at least 3)

What is Anglican,Episcopalian,Presbyterian,Lutheran ,Baptist, and Methodist?

500

Why is Martin Luther called the father of Protestantism?

What is because he changed the Christian world through his force of will and new ideas.  Also, standing up for the church and not having to be saved with money, but with faith.

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