Important events of major religions

Religion holds an important place in a human life and could be the most sensitive word in the world . One can  live for it or one can die
For it . As different religions are spread in the world,there are important events for different religions. In thi article by haveprasad
We will discus some of this 

What are the important religious events or activities in the major religions?

What do Buddhists do at Vesakh?

Why do the Christians celebrate Easter?

How do the Jews celebrate Passover?

Why is the ganges sacred for the Hindus?

What is the Hajj?

What are the important religious events or activities in the major religions?

The most important religious events of the world include the  Indian Holi, Dussehra ,Diwali, and an unending list of Indian festivals, Christian Easter the Jewish Passover. Muslims celebrate the Hajj as the greatest religious event in the life of a Muslim. Each Muslim believes that he should go on the Hajj at least once in his lifetime. For Hindus, it is bathing in the holy river Ganges. The biggest event celebrated by all Buddhists is Vesakh.

What do Buddhists do at Vesakh?

A Buddhist monk releasing bird on vesakh.

At Vesakh the Buddhists remember the birth. enlightenment, and the death of their great teacher, the Buddha. These anniversaries are celebrated on different days in different countries, depending on various lunar calendars used. During the celebration, all Buddha statues are washed as a sign of purging the spirit. Birds are released and floral offerings are made to signify peace for all living beings. Candle-lit processions are also taken out at some places.

Why do the Christians celebrate Easter?

Jesus Christ died on the cross on Friday, and according to Christian beliefs, he was resurrected on Sunday. This resurrection is celebrated as Easter Sunday. Starting from Ash Wednesday, Christians fast for 40 days till Easter. Some Easter customs originate from pagan festivals, which were celebrated at the same time before the birth of Christ. In Germany, Easter bunnies bring eggs, and in France there are bells, returning from Rome, that bring sweets.

How do the Jews celebrate Passover?

Jews at Seder evening: There is an egg, celery, horseradish, a roasted lamb bone, salt water,
and figs and dates on the plates.

The Passover festival, which is celebrated around the same time as Easter, reminds Jews of the exodus of their ancestors, the Israelites, from Egypt to their liberation from slavery. The festival starts with a service in the synagogue, which is followed by the Seder evening, where the food to be eaten is prepared according to fixed rules. No pickled dishes are eaten, and not even leavened bread. Instead, crisp
matzos' are baked within 18 minutes using flour and water. This tradition reminds that the exodus from Egypt was in such a hurry that there was no time even for fermenting the bread dough.

Why is the ganges sacred for the Hindus?

In Varanasi the banks of the river Ganges are fortified with steps, which are used by pilgrims before bathing.

The Ganges, known as 'Ganga in India, is a river, and also the name of a Hindu deity. The Ganges is the living form of the
goddess, and therefore its water is holy. Bathing in the Ganges is supposed to wash away all your sins. Millions of people visit its banks every year for a holy dip. Every twelve years, the Kumbh Mela takes place in the city of Allahabad. A bath in the Ganges River at a specific place and time during this Mela is considered to be especially sacred. A devout Hindu believes that death in the holy city of Varanasi, and his ashes washed away in the river Ganges, will ensure that he breaks away from the wheel of life and achieves nirvana.

What is the Hajj?

The Kaba, the holiest shrine of Islam, is covered with embroidered black silk. It is present in the courtyard of the biggest mosque of Mecca. During the Hajj, Muslims are supposed to go around it seven times.

The Hajj is the annual pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. The prophet Mohammed, the founder of Islam, was born here in the year AD 570. The pilgrimage to Mecca is one of the five religious duties of each Muslim, along with praying five times a day, recognizing Allah as the only God, giving alms, and fasting four weeks once a year. If he can afford it, every healthy adult Muslim must go to Mecca once in his life on the pilgrimage. Today, about 2 million Muslims go for the Hajj every year.

Knowledge Booster 

Easter Sunday is on the first full moon after the start of the spring season? Passover starts on the evening of the first full moon in spring, i.e., just before Easter.

nearly every day in a year is dedicated to one or more Christian saints? Catholics consider these days as very important.

in 2001 about 90 million people bathed in the Ganges river during the Kumbh Mela in India?