What are some religions of the world?
Is religion important to you?
What is the main religion in your country?
Why do you think religion is important to some people?
Do you have a religion?
Have you ever changed your religion?
How do you practice your religion?
Can you tell us about your religion?
What are some religions of the world?
Is religion important to you?
What is the main religion in your country?
Why do you think religion is important to some people?
Do you have a religion?
Have you ever changed your religion?
How do you practice your religion?
Can you tell us about your religion?
Match the word to the sentence:
centre, early, east, emotional, goes, life, name, pray, religious, walk
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All around the world, every day of the year, Muslims (1)________________ in the direction of the city of Mecca.
Mecca is in Saudi Arabia.
In the centre of the city, there is a mosque called Masjid al-Haram and in the (2)________________ of the mosque there is the Kaaba.
All Muslims visit the Kaaba once in their (3)________________ for the Hajj.
The Hajj is a special (4)________________ festival.
It’s a religious journey, or pilgrimage, that lasts four days.
About two million Muslims come for the Hajj and on their first day, they (5)________________ around the Kaaba.
For a lot of Muslims, the first day is very (6)________________ .
After the Kaaba, the pilgrims travel to Mina.
During the year, no one lives in Mina, but at Hajj there are around two million white tents in Mina and the pilgrims sleep here.
The next day, people get up (7)________________ .
Two million people go to Arafat. It’s about eight miles (8)________________ of Mina.
Around 50,000 vehicles travel there.
People spend the day in prayer and silence at Arafat.
And finally, when the sun (9)________________ down, the two million people return to Mina.
On the last day of the Hajj, pilgrims return to Mecca.
At the end of their spiritual journey, each pilgrim receives a special (10)________________ .
The men are called “Hajji”. The women are called “Hajjah”.
Answers:
All around the world, every day of the year, Muslims (1)pray in the direction of the city of Mecca.
Mecca is in Saudi Arabia.
In the centre of the city, there is a mosque called Masjid al-Haram and in the (2)centre of the mosque there is the Kaaba.
All Muslims visit the Kaaba once in their (3)life for the Hajj.
The Hajj is a special (4)religious festival.
It’s a religious journey, or pilgrimage, that lasts four days.
About two million Muslims come for the Hajj and on their first day, they (5)walk around the Kaaba.
For a lot of Muslims, the first day is very (6)emotional.
After the Kaaba, the pilgrims travel to Mina.
During the year, no one lives in Mina, but at Hajj there are around two million white tents in Mina and the pilgrims sleep here.
The next day, people get up (7)early.
Two million people go to Arafat. It’s about eight miles (8)east of Mina.
Around 50,000 vehicles travel there.
People spend the day in prayer and silence at Arafat.
And finally, when the sun (9)goes down, the two million people return to Mina.
On the last day of the Hajj, pilgrims return to Mecca.
At the end of their spiritual journey, each pilgrim receives a special (10)name.
The men are called “Hajji”. The women are called “Hajjah”.
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