Religious Practices

This article describes the services of the world’s major religions which are (in no particular order): Christianity Buddhism Hinduism Islam Sikhism Christianity The most common way in which Christians worship is by the taking of bread and wine. This is known as several names, Mass, Eucharist and Holy Communion. It usually takes place in a church. The purpose of the taking of bread and wine is to remember how Jesus ate the Last Supper with his disciples. The bread and wine is blessed before being taken by the congregation. The service is usually accompanied by the singing of hymns and readings from the Bible. A collection is held for the congregation to donate towards the upkeep of the church Buddhism Bhuddhists may be split into two distict group, Theravada Buddhis View the rest of this article