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History of Religions
History of the 3 Monotheistic religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam) and of the main different Christianity confessions (Roman Catholicism, Eastern Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy, Anglicanism and Protestantism)
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Pedagogical Approaches
New pedagogical approaches to teach history of religion
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Role of Religions in Civilization
How to didactically promote among students of different confessions, the capacity of a critical analysis and understanding of the role played by religions in the history of mankind
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Interreligious Students’ Competences
Set of teaching contents, to be used by teachers to highlight and valorize the universal values of tolerance and universalisms that all Monotheistic religions and religious texts contain to promote and sustain mutual understanding among students
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Managing Multi-Religious Classes
Teaching Sources to help teachers dealing with multicultural and multi-religious classes
Map
An interactive didactical map interactive didactical map giving access to sites with a religious relevance.-
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
Events
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Press Review
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Schools
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Associated Partners
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Celebrations
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Description and comparative analysis of the celebrations of different religions and confessions
Celebrations
4.1. Introduction
The church calendar is built around the first Christian holiday - the Resurrection. To it were added the most important events of the life of Jesus Christ and the Virgin, as well as the holy feasts that commemorate and celebrate people who have acquired piety and glorified Christ.
The holidays celebrated by Orthodox Christians are divided into moving and fixed. Those related to Easter are moving, meaning each year they occur on different dates. The rest of the holidays are celebrated on the same date every year.
The most important moving holidays are: Easter and the Holy Week, Palm Sunday, Ascension of Jesus, Pentecost, Saint Theodore’s Day and the Feast of Orthodoxy.
There are three groups of immovable feasts – those dedicated to Christ, to the Holy Mother and to the saints.
The most important feasts of the Lord are: Nativity (25 December), Circumcision of Jesus (January 1), Epiphany (January 6), Candlemas (February 2), and Transfiguration (August 6). The moving feasts of the Lord are Palm Sunday, Easter, Ascension and Pentecost.
More important feasts of the Blessed Virgin are: Nativity of Mary (September 8), Presentation of Mary at the Temple (November 2), Annunciation (March 25), and Assumption of the Theotokos (August 15).
The Church honours the saints and martyrs as people have acquired virtue and overcame sin. Thus they became exemplary Christians, holy persons and divine protectors. As a tribute, the faithful set a special commemorative day for the saints, build temples in their honour, worship their holy relics, and portray their images on Holy Icons.
The holidays celebrated by Orthodox Christians are divided into moving and fixed. Those related to Easter are moving, meaning each year they occur on different dates. The rest of the holidays are celebrated on the same date every year.
The most important moving holidays are: Easter and the Holy Week, Palm Sunday, Ascension of Jesus, Pentecost, Saint Theodore’s Day and the Feast of Orthodoxy.
There are three groups of immovable feasts – those dedicated to Christ, to the Holy Mother and to the saints.
The most important feasts of the Lord are: Nativity (25 December), Circumcision of Jesus (January 1), Epiphany (January 6), Candlemas (February 2), and Transfiguration (August 6). The moving feasts of the Lord are Palm Sunday, Easter, Ascension and Pentecost.
More important feasts of the Blessed Virgin are: Nativity of Mary (September 8), Presentation of Mary at the Temple (November 2), Annunciation (March 25), and Assumption of the Theotokos (August 15).
The Church honours the saints and martyrs as people have acquired virtue and overcame sin. Thus they became exemplary Christians, holy persons and divine protectors. As a tribute, the faithful set a special commemorative day for the saints, build temples in their honour, worship their holy relics, and portray their images on Holy Icons.
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