What activity originally began as festival entertainment for the kami?

If Muhammad were to describe the city in which he was born, what would he MOST likely say?

Sef lives in Egypt. His family is Muslim, and his father is discussing with him the true first Caliph to take over after Muhammad died. Who would Sef’s father MOST likely think this was?

Eiko is helping her mother clean the house and put up rice straw ropes. Her mother also sends her out to cut some branches off the pine tree in their garden. What Shinto festival is Eiko’s family MOST likely preparing for?

Malik stays busy all day running a business to support his family. His aging parents have moved in with him, and he struggles to provide for their care. Malik has a teenage son who has recently left school without his approval. When Malik begins to feel overwhelmed by these obstacles, he repeats the statement, “There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah.” Just this act calms him because he feels that he is fulfilling a pillar of Islam. What pillar is Malik practicing?

How was the time that Confucius lived different from earlier times in Chinese history?

Poems in the Tao Te Ching are so concise that their meaning is sometimes argued about.

After a day of fasting, Jamal says his evening prayers. It is after sunset and Jamal is happy to bite into a date as part of his evening meal. He has been fasting during the day for almost a month now in observance of Ramadan. What pillar of Islam is Jamal practicing?

Jiao is helping his father create lanterns for the Lantern Festival. Later, they will go together into the village and light them to celebrate the birthday of the god, Tianguan. Jiao loves to see the many lanterns float up into the heavens. What part of Taoist ritual is Jiao’s family MOST likely performing?

Many of the early scientists were religious individuals who believed that science and religion could coexist.