Ch 4 Flashcards
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Christian churches
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- Church of England - Protestant Church, existed since the Reformation in the 1530s
- Monarch - the head of the Church of England
- Spiritual leader - Archbishop of Canterbury
- Scotland - Church of Scotlant - Presbyterian Church
- No established Church in Wales or NI
2
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Patron saints’ days
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- 1 March: St David’s, Wales
- 17 March: St Patrick’s, NI
- 23 April:** St George**’s, England
- 30 November: St Andrew’s, Scotland
3
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Diwali
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- Oct / Nov
- 5 days
- Festival of Lights
4
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Hannukah
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- Nov / Dec
- 8 days
- To remember the Jews’ struggle for religious freedom
5
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Ed
Eid al-Fitr
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- Celebrates the end of Ramadan
- Date changes every year
6
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Eid ul Adha
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- Remembers the prophet Ibrahim was willing to sacrifice his son when God orderem him to
7
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Vaisakhi
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- A Sikh festival
- 14 April each year
8
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Bonfire Night
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- 5th November
- Fireworks
- Origin - 1605 - a group of Catholics led by Guy Fawkes failed to kill the Protestant King with a bomb in the Houses of Parliament
9
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Rememberence Day
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- 11th November
- Commemorates those who died fighting for the UK and its allies
- Originally commemorated the dead of the First World War (ended 11 November 1918
- People wear poppies
- 2 min silence at 11.00 am
10
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Olympics in the UK
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- 1908
- 1948
- 2012 (UK third in the medal table)
- Paralympic Games - 212
11
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Sir Francis Chichester
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First person to sail single-handed around the world, in 1966/67
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston became the first person to do it without stoppin
12
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Sir Roger Bannister
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First man in the world to run a mile in under 4 minutes in 1954
13
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Sir Jackie Steward
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Scottish former racing driver who won F1 three times
14
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Bobby Moore
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Captained the English football team that won the World Cup in 1966
15
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Sir Ian Botham
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Captained the English cricket team
