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Christian cross
Buddhism (notice the eight spokes on the wheel like the eightfold path)
Hindu Ohm symbol
Jewish Star of David and Menorah
Sikh crossed sword symbol
Islam (the word Muslim written in Arabic was included because not all Muslims accept the
crescent moon and star)
Judaism-Sabbath meal
Sikhism-Sikhs eating in the community langar
Hindu shrine
Islam-pilgrims circling the Kabaah during the Hajj in Mecca
Buddhist nuns praying
Hindu temple
Map of Muslim population centers
Islam-geometric art
Judaism-picture of kosher cuts of beef
Buddhism-monks making a mandala
Judaism-bride and groom standing under a huppah
Islam-the Blue Mosque (point out the minarets)
Map of Christian population concentrations
Judaism-Men holding and reading the Torah
Hinduism/Sikhism-Girl celebrating the holiday of Diwali
Judaism-pie chart showing where most of the world’s Jews live
Buddhism-woman turning a Buddhist prayer wheel
Sikhism-Sikh man standing near the Sikh Golden Temple
Judaism-Two men touching a mezuzah (holds a small scroll with Jewish scripture inside) on a
door post
Christian-symbol of the Episcopal Church
Islam-man praying-point out skull cap and prayer rug
Hinduism-map of the world’s Hindu population
Sikhism-pictures of the five Ks
Islam-Dome of the Rock (which is situated right on top of the ruins of the Jews last temple in
Jerusalem)
Hinduism-the caste system
Sikhism-the area in Northern India (the Punjab) where most of the world’s Sikhs live
Judaism-Man wearing a Kippah (a.k.a. yarmulke)
Hinduism-representation of the god Ganesh
Christianity-Men reenacting Christ’s last week on earth before Easter
Islam-whirling dervishes, Muslim mystics who enter a trance as they pray and whirl around
Sikhism-men wearing typical Sikh turbans (not all people who wear turbans are Sikh though, so
be careful!)
38. Judaism-men praying at the what is left of the Jews’ last temple in Jerusalem, the Western Wall
(not polite to call it the wailing wall, although many non-Jews do)
39. Buddhism-Buddha meditating under the Bodhi tree before he found enlightenment
40. Hinduism-Women purifying themselves by bathing in the Ganges River
41. Sikhism-man reading the Guru Granth Sahib inside a Gurdwara
42. Islam-men stopping during the day for the time of prayer-point out that they have taken their
shoes off as a sign of respect and that the men pray in a line to show that all men are equal
before God
43. Christianity-Catholic nuns
44. Hinduism-book cover of the Bhagavad-Gita
45. Buddhism-statue of Buddha
46. Islam-family eating their breakfast before dawn during Ramadan
47. Christianity-St. Basil’s cathedral in Moscow, Russia
48. Islam-types of female attire (not all women wear special clothes, depends on where you live)
49. Christianity-Christian holy book
50. Buddhism-Buddhist shrine called a Stupah
51. Islam-men wearing typical attire from the Arabian peninsula (ask the kids why people who live
in a desert region might wear a head cover and long robes)
52. Christian-Christian symbol
53. Islam-copy of the Koran
54. Buddhism-Buddhist monks praying
55. Buddhist-Zen garden (point out the sand that has been swept into circles)
56. Christianity-typical American protestant church
57. Judaism-inside a synagogue (point out the large menorahs)