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42 Cards in this Set
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What are special journeys called for Christians?
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pilgrimages
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The Chritian holy places can be put into 2 groups name them.
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1)those in the Holy Land of Israel
2)those associated with saints |
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During festival times, especially at Easter, thousands of pilgrims gather together in where and why?
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the pilgrims gather at St Peter's Square to recieve the blessings of the Pope, which he delivers in 50 languages
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The most famous healing shrine is at _______ in _______
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Lourdes in France
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There in ____ a 14-year old girl called ________ ________
had 18 visions of the Virgin Mary. |
1850, Bernadette Soubrier
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There are many pilgrimage sites in Britain including _____(which is off the Scottish coast) and _________
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Iona, Walsingham
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The head of the Roman Catholic Church
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Pope
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A person in the Christian Church who is recognised for their holiness of life
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Saint
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Mary, the mother of Jesus
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Virgin Mary
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Jerusalem is a very important holy city to ____, _______ and ________
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Jews, Christians ans Muslims
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It was here that _____ _______, the most important Jewish king, made his capital city and where his son _________ built his first great Temple in ________
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King David,Solomon,95BCE
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About what year was jesus crucified?
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30CE
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It is here that the mosque of the _____ of the ______-one of the most sacred Muslims site-is situated
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Dome of the Rock
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Solomon's great Temple was destroyed in _______
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586BCE
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The Romans destroyed this Temple in ______
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70CE
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After Mecca and Madinah, ________ is the most holy city in Islam.
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Jerusalem
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The Dome of the Rock mosque commemorates what?
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the Night Journey that the Prophet Muhammad made on a winged horse through the seven heavens to meet Allah
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The day on which Christians remember the death of Jesus
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Good Friday
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All healthy adult Muslims,must make the _______,which is wat?
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Hajj,which is the annual pilgrimage to the city if Mecca atleast once in their lifetime
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The pilgrimage must take place during the which month
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The month of Ramadan
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The Hajj is one of the Five Pillars of Islam and by going on the Hajj each pilgrim is showing what?
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His or her obedience to Allah
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As they reach the outskirts of Mecca pilgrims wash and put on special clothes to symbolise ________ which is
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ihram,the state of purity entered into by those making the Hajj
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Every one is dressed in the smae way to show what?
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that all people are equal before Allah
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As they enter the city what do the pilgrims call out?
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We have come in answer to your call, O Lord
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Once in the city each pilgrim walks around the Ka'bah how many times?
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seven (7) times
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Moving in an anti-clockwise direction and always keeping the Ka'bah to his ________,each pilgrim tries to _______the Black Stone at the base of the Ka'bah
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left,kiss
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It was between the two hills of ______ and _______ that Isma'il's mother,Hajar, ran frantically to and from looking for water, only to discover that her young son had already been shown a well in desert by God
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Safa and Marwa
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This well is called ________ and pilgrims try to return from the Hajj with some water from the well.
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Zamzam
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The following day, after sunrise, pilgrims set out for __________ _________
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Mount Arafat
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After spending the night in the open, they collect ____ stones on their way to Mina
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49
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Once there,they throw the stones at 3 stone pillars.These pillars represent the what and remind them of what
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the devil,and reminds the pilgrims that Isma'il was tempted by the devil to rebel against his father Abraham
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What festival ends the Hajj?
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the festival of Id-ul-Adha
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India is famous for what?
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Its holy places, rivers and mountains
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India has ______ holy rivers and the _______ ________ is the most sacred of them all
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seven (7), the River Ganges
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Hindus believe that bathing in any of these river removes _______which is?
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karma which is actions or deeds
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If a person's ashes are sprinkled on the waters of one of the holy river their soul is released form the cycle of ______,______,______ and ______
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birth, life, death and rebirth
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Which god is most widely worshipped in Hinduism?
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Shiva, the Hindu god of life, death and rebirth
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the holiest Hindu town is ________.Why?
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Benares.This place is special to Hindus because of its location on the banks of the River Ganges,close to the place where the rivers meet
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Benares is holy beacause?
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the Hindu belief that the great god Shiva once lived there
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Along the 3 mile strecth of the River Ganges in Benares there are steps called________?
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ghats
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Benares is holy beacause?
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the Hindu belief that the great god Shiva once lived there
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Along the 3 mile strecth of the River Ganges in Benares there are steps called________?
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ghats
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