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History of Religions
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Managing Multi-Religious Classes
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Introduction
A comparative review of the liturgical celebrations, ceremonies and dietary rules existing in the different religions.
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Celebrations
Description and comparative analysis of the celebrations of different religions and confessions
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Ceremonies
Description and comparative analysis of the ceremonies of different religions and confessions
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Dietary Rules
Description and comparative analysis of the dietary rules of different religions and confessions
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Celebrations
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Description and comparative analysis of the celebrations of different religions and confessions
Celebrations
1.1 Introduction
The characteristic celebrations of Eastern Catholics are very close to those of the Orthodox, rather than to the traditional celebrations of Latin Catholics. All the celebrations are included in a liturgical calendar, called "synaxarion", which includes the celebrations related to the life of Christ, the Virgin Mary and the saints. The fundamental celebration is that of Easter, on which many other variable celebrations depend, while others are fixed on a specific day of the calendar; there are also celebrations, linked above all to the cult of the Virgin and of the Saints, which depend on local traditions, and which are specific of a Church. In addition to Easter, the most important celebrations, common to all the Eastern Churches, are twelve; but each particular Church celebrates with great solemnity some saints.
In the celebrations of the Eastern Churches the celebrant is free to use vestments of any colour, according to the tradition of his own region, differently from what happens in the Latin Catholic Church, where the use of liturgical colours is very strict and codified, and they are the same all over the world; if there are more celebrants, they can also use different colours. Some ceremonies are reserved to bishops, while others may be carried out by any priest or even by a deacon, and different vestments are used for each hierarchy. The faithful who participate in a ceremony are almost always standing, only the old and young children can sit down.
In the celebrations of the Eastern Churches the celebrant is free to use vestments of any colour, according to the tradition of his own region, differently from what happens in the Latin Catholic Church, where the use of liturgical colours is very strict and codified, and they are the same all over the world; if there are more celebrants, they can also use different colours. Some ceremonies are reserved to bishops, while others may be carried out by any priest or even by a deacon, and different vestments are used for each hierarchy. The faithful who participate in a ceremony are almost always standing, only the old and young children can sit down.
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