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100

This holiday invites us to reflect on gratitude.

What is Thanksgiving?

100

This indigenous practice is a way to cleanse space and oneself.

What is smudging?

100

The Vedas, the Hindu sacred texts, are written in this language.

What is Sanskrit?


100

Muslims fast during these hours during Ramadan.

What is sunrise to sunset.

100

This is the seat of the pope.

What is St. Peter's Basilica?

200

This holiday is also known as the Festival of Colours.

What is Holi?

200

Buddhism seeks to attain this through discipline, such as meditation.

What is enlightenment?

200

This animal is known to fly the highest, according to indigenous tradition.

What is the eagle?

200

Cows are sacred in this religion and therefore beef is not consumed.

What is Hinduism.

200

Elsipogtog First Nation is home to this sacred ceremony.

What is the Sundance Ceremony?

300

This Eastern holiday is the reason for biggest travel rush in the world.

What is the Lunar New Year?

300

These are two of the five pillars of Islam.

What are the declaration of faith, prayer, alms giving, fasting and pilgrimage.

300

Icons are important is this group within Christianity.

What is Orthodox Christianity?

300

These two foods cannot be mixed on a kosher diet.

What are meat and dairy?

300

Stonehenge is a significant location for this spiritual tradition.

What is Paganism?

400

This pagan holiday celebrates the union of the god and goddess, as well as fertility.

What is Beltane?

400

This religious group lights a chalice at the beginning of their weekly gatherings.

What is Unitarian Univeralism?

400

These three religions share the stories of Abraham, along with others.

What are Judaism, Christianity and Islam?

400

During a langar, a meal in this tradition, people sit on the floor to symbolize equality.

What is Sikhism?

400

Women and men are sometimes separated in these religious spaces.

What are mosques and synagogues?

500

A Jewish holiday officially starts when you see this. 

What are three stars in the sky.

500

This group believes that human beings have the right and responsibility to give meaning to their own lives.

What are humanists?

500

This giant man is the creator of the Wabanaki people.

Who is Kluskap?

500

This sub-group of Christians abstains from alcohol, tea and coffee.

What is the Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints?

500

This is the place where Sikhs go to worship God.

What is a Gurdwara?