There are currently over 4,000 religions around the world. Some of the most major religions such as Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, Judaism, and Hinduism have unique origins and different customs for reaffirming their belief in a higher being. Each one of them has a different form of worship than the other, with respect to its focus on human creation. These five belief systems have as many similarities as they do differences, such as holidays and rituals.
A large portion of religions have pivotal landmark days out of the year. Holidays are important marks in religious history that reflect the achievement or celebration of a faith. One of the most popular Christian holidays is Easter since it celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ. A majority of Christian and Orthodox Christian churches start
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Both of the holidays have specific dietary restrictions. While Passover does not allow any impure wheat or oat related item to be consumed, Ramadan prohibits Muslims from eating anything between dawn and sunset. In Buddhism, an important holiday that commemorates a higher being is Vesak, also known as Buddha’s birthday. This day marks the births, enlightenment, and death of Buddha. Similarly, to the other holidays, Buddhist use this day to perform merit-making activities at the temple, donate to a charity, or partake in meditation. Since they have no worldly desires, they celebrate the holiday by contributing in bettering their surrounds or environment. However, this holiday occurs once a year and followers adorn Buddha’s altars with flowers and vegetarian offerings. Intriguingly, Christians and Buddhists seem to be the main religions that believe in decorating their place of worship in honor of God or Buddha. An important holiday in Hinduism is the five-day festival of lights called Diwali. In honor of the Hindu New Year, it pays homage to Ramachandra, an incarnation of Vishnu, and to