Sacred Traditions
The world is very diverse place with people have different cultures, beliefs, and traditions. Additionally, people practice different religions and religious beliefs in these different religions people and/or cultures embrace various sacred traditions. Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are three religions that this paper will focus on to describe some of their sacred traditions to include holidays, sacred locations, manner of dress, and even eating habits.
Judaism
According to the Torah, otherwise known as Jewish teachings, what one eats is of cosmic significance because some foods are too unclean to eat (Fisher, 2005). According to Fisher (2005):
For example, the only ritually acceptable, or kosher meats, are those from warm bloodied animals with cloven hoofs which chew their cuds, such as cows, goats, and sheep. Poultry is kosher, except for birds of prey, but shellfish is not. (p. 266)
Meat is only kosher if it has been prepared and butchered in the traditional way by an authorized Jewish slaughterer (Fisher, 2005). Additionally, meat and milk cannot be eaten together, these must be prepared and served on separate dishes.
Pesach, or Passover is a major Jewish festival where kosher foods will be prepared and eaten. Passover celebrates Jewish freedom from bondage in Egypt and the spring-time advent of new life (Fisher, 2005). During the tenth plague, which would take the first born sons of the Egyptians, the Israelite families were warned to slaughter a lamb and mark their doors with the blood of the lamb so that the angel of death would pass over them (Fisher, 2005). “The beginning of Pesach, is marked by a Seder dinner” (Fisher, 2005, p. 273). Families eat a meal that consists of matzah, or bread, bitter her ...