REYear 5Festivals

Comparing festivals across religions

Learn Comparing festivals across religions for Year 5 pupils (ages 9–10). Free practice questions, lessons and worked examples — aligned to the UK National Curriculum.

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Comparing festivals means looking for what is genuinely shared and what is genuinely different.

  2. 2

    Diwali, Hanukkah and Christmas all involve light in dark months. But they remember completely different events: a return from exile, a temple rededication, and a birth.

  3. 3

    What do Diwali, Hanukkah and Christmas share?

  4. 4

    Why is "they are all the same" a poor answer?

  5. 5

    Compare: Diwali (Hindu), Eid al-Fitr (Muslim), Pesach (Jewish) and Easter (Christian) all involve special food, family gathering and remembering an event.

  6. 6

    What do festivals across religions tend to share?

  7. 7

    Eid al-Fitr marks the end of what?

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