Culture, region
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Culture & religion
The major religions of the w orld are...
Christianity
I slam
Judaism
Buddhism
Taoism
Catholic
Orthodox
P rotestant
Christianity is a religion which is closest to our
culture and traditions. Christians believe that
Jesus Christ, son of God, was crucified and then
resurrected in Jerusalem, a former Roman colony.
Christianity
can be
divided
into 3 main
branches.
Islam is the official religion in
Arab countries, followed by
more than 1,6 billion people.
Buddhism is one of the big Asian religions. Its founder, Buddha, is believed to h
ave lived in
India between the 5th and 4th century BC (Before Christ). For Buddhists the u
ltimate goal
is to reach "nirvana", a moment when the soul is in state of salvation and total
liberation.
Taoism is not such a big religion in comparison with the other big Asian religion
s - Islam
and Buddhism. It was founded in China and the principal idea of Taoism is livin
g in spiritual
harmony. Taoist teachings also comprise of a martial art called "Tai Chi" and a
great
knowledge in the field of alternative medicine.
Catholic Christianity has a long tradition in
Southern and Central Europe and thanks to the
Spanish and Portuguese explorations in 15th
and 16th century, Catholicism is widely
recognized in South and Central America as well.
The Orthodox Church has its largest base of
believers in Eastern Europe in countries like
Ukraine, Russia, Romania and Bulgaria, but also the
Greek Orthodox Church in Greece is very influential.
Protestant Christians represent the majority in many
wealthy Western-European countries like the United
Kingdom and all Scandinavian countries as well.
Protestant Christianity also prevails in the USA.