Holidays
This marks Jesus Christ’s Resurrection from the dead three days after his Crucifixion.
What is Easter?
The fundamental aspects of Islam that direct the private lives of Muslims in their dealings with God.
What are The Five Pillars
This is the Hebrew word for teacher.
What is rabbi?
In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, these are sacred buildings with restricted access.
What is a temple?
Also known as the Hebrew Scriptures or Hebrew Bible, this makes up the first part of the Christian Bible.
What is the Old Testament?
The Jewish Festival of Lights
What is Hanukkah?
The day of the week observed for rest and worship
What is Sabbath?
In Islam, any person who leads a congregational prayer
What is an imam?
The hill outside of Jerusalem where Jesus Christ was crucified.
What is Calvary?
The holy book of Islam
What is the Quran?
The name of a popular African-American festival held between Dec. 26 and Jan. 1
What is Kwanzaa?
The belief that God predetermines whether people’s afterlife is to be spent in heaven or hell.
The elected head of a monastery
What is an abbott or abbess?
A church to which special privileges have been given by the pope.
What is basilica?
In Judaism, the extensive written body of interpretation and commentary by scholarly ancient rabbis of the oral law believed to have been given by God to Moses at Mount Sinai.
What is the Talmud?
This Hindu festival of lights celebrates the triumph of good over evil.
What is Diwali?
In Christian eschatology, a term used to describe the sudden transportation of true Christians into heaven before other events associated with the end of the world take place.
What is rapture?
The beloved elephant-faced representation of God honored by Hindus and followers of other Indian religions
Who is Ganesh?
A Muslim place of learning usually associated with a mosque.
What is madrassa?
Hinduism’s most ancient scriptures.
What are the Vedas?
This marks the end of Ramadan.
What is Eid al-Fitr?
The profession of the Christian faith shared by the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Catholic churches and most Protestant churches.
What is the Nicene Creed?
Ordained monks and nuns in Theravada Buddhism are given this honorific before their names.
What is venerable?
The holiest Sikh temple, located in the city of Amritsar in the Indian state of Punjab.
What is the Golden Temple?
A document in the Wiccan faith that summarizes the faith’s moral system.
What is the Wiccan Rede?