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Sacred in religion is meant to say something holy. It is something with no blemish and in most cases people who believe that something is sacred worship it and expect the sacred beings to offer solutions to their problem. Whenever people gather at a place, they believe to be sacred they feel at ease because they are sure that they are a powerful being that is pure and holy that will provide peace on their behalf. Religious people use the term sacred to mean something to cherish and adorable that they need for survival. It is disobedience to misbehave around a holy place, and people are expected to show their best character at such places or before these spiritual beings (Murdoch, 2013).
Sacredness varies from one religion to another and with the diversity in religion you will find that they are a different way that people treat this holiness. Christians believe that Jesus is sacred because he was born through the Holy Spirit. The Christians believe in God as their creator, and they depend on him for everything. They think churches are houses of God, and therefore, they go there to make prayers and offerings to their creator (Murdoch, 2013). It is at this place that they gather …show more content…
They make rituals appease their gods so that they can favor them in their lives. The offerings, tithes and rituals performed by various religions are a sign of respect to scared beings (Murdoch, 2013). Muslims women are considered impure during their monthly periods and during this time they are not allowed to pray and after the menses they need to wash their bodies and hair before they pray. The Hindus have many gods that they worship; they believe that their dwelling place must look neat and beautiful. They, therefore, decorate the place with gold and other expensive ornaments to make the please their