Spirituality And Religion In The Murri People's Preparation For Christmas

Question 1: In what ways does Source 1 incorporate elements of spirituality and religion in the Murri people’s preparation for Christmas.
Source 1 (a prayer ceremony to prepare for christmas) is the process in which the Murri people have a preparation to celebrate a ceremony/ celebration (in this case christmas). Spirituality is defined as “kinds of activity through which a person seeks meaning”(Wikipedia), so the individual searches deep in themselves to find their meaning/moral etc. Religion can be defined in many ways but is best described as “a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs” (Dictionary.com).

Religion has 7 core attributes that allow someone to call it a religion, these include Narrative, Doctrine, Emotional, Material, Ethical, Ritual and Social. These seven attributes help individuals identify what can be classified as a “religion”, however spirituality has no “easy way” to identifying it. Spirituality can be found within the individual looking for their “meaning” but not physically expressed.

Religion can be found countless amount of times in Source 1, for

Jesus washed the feet of 12 people to show that we should be doing the kind and most respectful things towards each other even if they have been untrustworthy and against your beliefs, you should still be there if they need someone, and this is what Pope Francis is doing. Pope Francis is upholding the ritual of Jesus in hoping the outcome will be that someday, all people of all races and nationalities will stand alongside each other in all types of circumstances for the greater good and we, as humans, become better of for