Holidays
Food
Beliefs
Customs
Restrictions
100
A Jewish holiday commemorating the re-dedication of the Holy Temple, usually taking place in November or December
What is Hanukkah?
100
A religion which forbids the consumption of pork, alcohol, and all animals not slaughtered in the name of God?
What is Islam?
100
Christian movement in rejection of many Catholic traditions, such as the doctrine of transubstantiation and confession
What is Protestantism?
100
A Jewish week-long mourning period for first-degree relatives
What is sitting shiva?
100
Forbidden in some Southern Baptist communities, and popularized by the movie "Footloose"
What are dancing, drinking, and gambling?
200
Buddhist holiday celebrating Buddha's birthday, celebrated on the first day of May with temple offerings and the releasing of birds, insects, and mammals
What is Vesak?
200
Designation of food permissible for Muslims to eat
What is halal?
200
The largest denomination within Islam
What is Sunni Islam?
200
Religious ceremony practiced by a number of Native American and First Nations Peoples, which is a physical and spiritual test for the dancers
What is the Sun dance?
200
Islamic month of fasting, in which Muslims fast from dawn until sundown
What is Ramadan?
300
The Jewish holiday of atonement
What is Yom Kippur?
300
Designation of food permissible for Orthodox Jews to eat, according to dietary laws
What is Kosher?
300
Way of life that balances sensual indulgence and severe asceticism
What is the Buddhist Middle Way?
300
Faith, prayer, charity, fasting, and pilgrimage
What are the 5 pillars of Islam?
300
Jewish divine commandments given by God in the Torah.
What is the Mitzvot?
400
A popular Hindi celebration of spring, known as the "festival of colors"
What is Holi?
400
Religion which discourages the consumption of wine, liquor, meat, and hot drinks
What is Mormonism?
400
The belief that intent matters, and is necessary to bring about a desired result
What is the Buddhist theory of karma?
400
Hindu practice that leads to the ultimate goal of Raja Yoga, or contemplation of the One Reality.
What is Hatha Yoga?
400
Hindu practice of non-violence and respect for all life, often connected with vegetarianism or veganism
What is Ahimsa?
500
Islamic holiday celebrating the end of Ramadan and the breaking of the fast
What is Eid al-Fitr?
500
Religious law which prohibits the eating grasshoppers and locusts
What is Jewish kosher law?
500
Religion in which respect for elders is second in importance only to respect for God
What is Islam?
500
Ritual of redemption of Jewish firstborn sons, which dedicates their lives to service in the temple
What is Pidyon ha-Ben?
500
Abstinence from killing, stealing, sensual misconduct, lying, and intoxicants
What are the 5 Buddhist precepts (moral, behavioral, and ritual guidelines)