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  • World Religions: India

    World Religions: India

    During our time in India, we are learning about different religions practiced here. The six main religions are Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism, Jainism, Christianity and Islam.  In previous posts I have talked about Christianity and Islam, so this post will focus on the religions founded in India: Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism, and Jainism.  On Culturegrams, there are the…

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  • Festival of Festivals!

    Festival of Festivals!

    Moving North through the country, we stopped in the city of Haifa, Israel. This city was smaller than Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, but I think it was my favourite. The highlights of this city for us were the Festival of Festivals, and the Baha’i Gardens. The Festival of Festivals is a celebration of all religious…

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  • Naples

    Naples

    Our last port on the cruise was in Naples where we visited the Amalfi coast and Pompeii. It was a lot of fun and I want to go back again in the future. Positano This is a beautiful little town right on the Mediterranean Sea. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. We took lots…

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  • West Meets East, East Meets West

    West Meets East, East Meets West

    While on our trip, we are trying to learn as much as possible about all the religions we come across. For our time in Istanbul, Turkey, we learned about Christianity and Islam. I am still unsure about some things, so if I make any mistakes about the religions, please comment so we can better understand.…

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  • Spending Time With Family

    Spending Time With Family

    While spending time in Essen with our family we did many fun things with our cousin Sophia who speaks German.  Some of the activities we did were going to “Tree 2 Tree”, mini golf and hanging out at home. Tree 2 Tree Tree 2 Tree is an obstacle course high up in the trees where…

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