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= Christianity: =

**Religious Leader** **:** Priest or Pope
====** Region **: Christianity started about 2,000 years ago in present day Israel. Today it is practiced at churches almost everywhere like in the USA but in some countries it is illegal to practice christianity.====

====** Description of Main Beliefs **: Christians believe in one god and that god is Jesus. They also believe in water baptism which is given by the leader or whoever. They believe when people die they go to heaven. Lords day is another belief they believe in which is celebrated on sunday. Christians believe in communication with god through either prayer or self denial. They believe in the ten commandments which they follow them a lot like for example two of them is thou shall not steal and thou shall not kill.====

====** Description of Sacred Writings **: The main components of the Bible is the new testament and the old testament. You can read about 39 different sections in the old testament like Joshua and Judges and others too. In the new testament you can about 26 different sections like Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. There is also stories that you can read in the Bible.====

====** Description of Festivals **: Easter is when he died and they celebrate it on sunday and by attending church services. Christmas is Jesus birthday or when he was born and they celebrate by giving gifts and singing and its celebrated on December 25. Lent is when he suffered to give up something so you have to give up something you love to represent how he gave his life for us Christians and its celebrated on February 19.====

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