7th Grade Social Studies Religions/Ethnic Groups by Daisy Paez 0570

Arabs

dpaez0570 — 2023-09-21 14:57:52 UTC

Language: Arabic
Countries They Live In: Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, and Jordan
Religions They Practice: Sunni Muslim, Shia Muslim, Christian, Islam, and Druze
Food: Hummus, falafel, and kebabs, dolmas, shawarma, and baklava are popular dishes among Arabs
Interesting Fact: Arabs celebrate two holidays called Eid al-Adha and Eid al-Fitr

Persians

dpaez0570 — 2023-09-21 15:00:10 UTC

Language: Persian

Countries They Live In: Iran and areas surrounding the Persian Gulf

Religions They Practice: Shia Muslim, Christianity, and Judaism

Food: Kebab koobideh & Doogh, Morassa Polo, Zereshk polo ba morgh, and Chelo Kebab

Interesting Fact: Shah Mosque is a popular and iconic monument is Iran

Kurdish

dpaez0570 — 2023-09-22 14:19:46 UTC

Language: Kurdish
Countries They Live In: Turkey, Iraq, and Syria
Religions They Practice: Sunni Muslim, Shia Muslim, Yezidism, and Yarsanism
Food: Dolma, kofta, flatbreads, black tea, biryani, kibbeh, barbecue fish, barsagh, and kelane
Interesting Fact: Newroz is a tradition among Kurdish People. It's a festival where you get to play games, dance, gather with your family, read poetry, and eat special foods

Judaism

dpaez0570 — 2023-09-22 14:31:13 UTC

When This Religion Began: 1800 BCE
Origin Country: Israel
Holy Text: The Torah
Important Religion Holiday/Event: Hanukkah
Prophet: Moses
Main Beliefs: Monotheism, equality, fairness, and social justice

Christianity

dpaez0570 — 2023-09-25 11:58:36 UTC

When This Religion Began: First century CE
Origin Country: Judea/Israel
Holy Text: The Bible
Important Religion Holiday/Event: Christmas
Prophets: Isiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, and Daniel
Main Beliefs: Monotheism, Jesus is the son of god and the savior, the holy spirit, and God created earth, heaven, and the universe

Islam

dpaez0570 — 2023-09-25 16:11:17 UTC

When This Religion Began: Year 610
Origin Country: Saudi Arabia
Holy Text: The Qur'an
Important Religion Holiday/Event: Eid Al-Fitr and Eid Al-Adha
Prophet: Muhammad
Main Beliefs: Monotheism, profession of faith, prayer, alms, fasting, and pilgrimage

Bantu

dpaez0570 — 2024-01-10 15:30:46 UTC

Language: Bantu and/or Swahili
Countries they live in: South/central Africa
Religions they practice: Islam and Christianity
Food: Grains, meats, vegetables, etc.. They can't eat pork or lard.
Fun fact: Among the bantu people, they have traditional animist beliefs

Ashanti

dpaez0570 — 2024-01-10 15:34:39 UTC

Language: Akan
Countries they live in: Ghana
Religions they practice: Christianity
Food: Vegetables, fruit, plantains, beans, meats, sweet potatoes, manioc, peanuts, etc.
Fun fact: Their clothes, such as the kente cloth, is worn on special occasions

Afro-Arabs

dpaez0570 — 2024-01-10 15:41:07 UTC

Language: Arabic
Countries they live in: North Africa
Religions they practice: Islam (both sunni and shia)
Food: hummus, falafel, fruits, vegetables, goat, almb, beef, dates, olives, etc.
Fun fact: The afro-arabs migrated south of SW Asia/Middle East

Shintoism

dpaez0570 — 2024-01-10 15:44:55 UTC

When the religion began: It started before the sixth century C.E
Origin country: Japan
Holy text: N/A
Important holidays/events: They have a few festivals a year such as the Spring Festival (Haru Matsuri), the Autumn Festival (Aki Matsuri), the Annual Festival (Rei-sai), and the Divine Procession (Shinkō-sai)
Prophet: N/A
Main beliefs: The earth is family that has passed. They also take their cleanliness very seriously

Animism

dpaez0570 — 2024-01-10 15:45:43 UTC

When the religion began: 1871
Origin country: Africa
Holy text: N/A
Important holidays/events: They have rituals and festivals to satisfy the all the spirits around them
Prophet: N/A
Main beliefs: Everything here on earth has a soul and has a purpose

Confucianism

dpaez0570 — 2024-03-28 14:32:28 UTC

When This Religion Began: 6th-5th century BCE

Origin Country: China

Holy Text: Analects

Important Religion Holiday/Event: Confucius' birthday

Prophet: Confucius

Main Beliefs: Filial piety, humaneness, and ritual

Buddhism

dpaez0570 — 2024-03-28 14:33:22 UTC

When This Religion Began: It began sometime in the fifth century BCE.
Origin Country: India
Holy Text: Tripitaka
Important Religion Holiday/Event: Vesak
Prophet: Siddhartha Gautama
Main Beliefs: Buddhism mainly focuses on wisdom, kindness, patience, generosity, and compassion.

Hinduism

dpaez0570 — 2024-03-28 14:33:55 UTC

When This Religion Began: It’s not confirmed when the religion first began but it’s beginning is believed to be between 2300 BC and 1500 BC.
Origin Country: India
Holy Text: The Vedas
Important Religion Holiday/Event: Diwali
Prophet: N/A
Main Beliefs: They mainly believe in Atma, Samsara, Karma, Moksha, Dharma, Brahman, Srishiti, and Pralaya.

Yamato

dpaez0570 — 2024-05-14 13:06:10 UTC

Language: Japanese

Countries They Live In: Japan

Religions They Practice: Shintoism and Buddhism

Food: tea porridge and persimmon leaf-wrapped sushi

Interesting Fact: About 98% of Japan is part of the Yamato ethnic group

Han

dpaez0570 — 2024-05-14 13:07:11 UTC

Language: Chinese

Countries They Live In: China

Religions They Practice: Confucianism and Taoism

Food: Rice, beans, wheat, pork, and millet

Interesting Fact: The Han are the biggest ethnic group in China

Tagalog

dpaez0570 — 2024-05-14 13:08:10 UTC

Language: Tagalog

Countries They Live In: The Philippines, United States, Saudi Arabia, Canada, Australia, and the United Arab Emirates

Religions They Practice: Their main religion is Roman Catholic

Food: Adobo, torta, pancit, longganisa, and kaldereta

Interesting Fact: About 22.5 million people in the Philippines speak tagalog