Sacred Rituals are involved in all different types of religion throughout the world
Throughout the vast population of people all over the world,
with them comes several different religions and their beliefs and practices. This website is geared to give our readers a
better understanding of what a sacred ritual is and the diverse rituals
performed by religions such as Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism and others.
Within these religions there are several Sacred Rituals that each individually partakes
in. Some of these rituals are done on a daily basis, some weekly like attending
church services in Christianity, and some yearly. But one thing that is
guaranteed each and every world religion and its members all engage in sacred ritual.
Some rituals practiced by the various groups are similar in ways and others
that couldn’t be more unalike. One thing that can be said for sure, is that the
world’s religions regard prayer highly as being their most essential sacred
ritual and is also the one key sacred ritual that the worlds’ religions share
in common. They see prayer as their means of communication with God and feel
they should practice this ritual daily and most often. Many of the world’s
religions use symbolic objects to improve the prayer’s significance and make
more tangible their connection and relationship with God. An example of some objects
that might be used are the Rosary beads and Chaplets, which are circular
strings of beads.(seen in the color white to the left) These symbolic objects are predominant in Hinduism, Buddhism,
Islam, Christianity and Judaism. Other forms of symbolic objects are also used
regularly during prayer and throughout several religious practices. One example
is the Muslim prayer rugs, which are shaped to represent the sacred realm of
the mosque. Another example is the Jewish tallit, which is a scarf or cloak of
some type trimmed with fringe. It is worn by earnest Jews at synagogue services.
Now, even though we see that there are tons of rituals to be carried out by all
of the different religious men and women, the one group who is least excited
and impressed by the act of rituals are the followers of Islamic religion. To
the Muslims, you must follow your life out according to their teachings. To
them they feel that what you do in life and the better character you have
trumps the act of performing something, a sacred ritual, for example. On the
other hand, if performing a sacred ritual can help followers become a better
member of the Islamic faith, they are all for it. An example, is the ritual of
the pilgrimage Muslims take yearly to the House of God in Makkah, or what is
referred to as Al-Hajj. This pilgrimage is a ritual that Muslims partake in in
order to gain a sense of self-discipline and allows Muslims from all over the
world to gather and worship together. Now for the Jews, the main time they
follow and perform sacred rituals is when one of their members passes away. To
the Jewish people life is not important. They do not view death as sad but
more so of a natural process. They follow a strict ritual of veneration and
mourning of the life of the person who has passed and as it can be seen just
through these few examples, Sacred Rituals are a major part of every religion
and are very much so a representation of the life they live, commitment they
have to their faith as well as the diversity between these religions based on
the variations of rituals they perform or do not perform.
-To the top left you are prayer rugs used by Muslims during their rituals.
-To the bottom left is a crucifix usually placed in the middle of the altar in Catholic rituals of Mass. The crucifix represents the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ.
-To the bottom right is the statue of Buddhism usually present during Buddhist rituals.
-To the bottom left is a crucifix usually placed in the middle of the altar in Catholic rituals of Mass. The crucifix represents the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ.
-To the bottom right is the statue of Buddhism usually present during Buddhist rituals.