Home›Foundational›Belongs To TraditionBrowse ByBelongs To TraditionThis page groups religious events by the faith whose adherents observe them. Wikipedia notes that "a religious festival is a time of special importance marked by adherents to that religion." Browsing by belongs-to-tradition lets a visitor read every event observed by the same faith together.FactsBelongs To TraditionSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedReligious Events 1Belongs To TraditionFilter Results10 entriesAdherents Today MaximumAll13,000 (1)121,962 (1)5,000,000 (2)14,800,000 (1)324,000,000 (1)2,000,000,000 (1)2,300,000,000 (1)Adherents Today MinimumAll13,000 (1)111,691 (1)4,000,000 (1)5,000,000 (1)14,800,000 (1)324,000,000 (1)2,000,000,000 (1)2,300,000,000 (1)Basis of the Membership FigureAllChurch-Reported Rolls (1)Independent Survey (6)National Census (1)Scholarly or Demographic Estimate (6)Era of Decline End YearAll100 (1)1976 (1)Era of Decline Start YearAll100 BCE (1)651 (1)1966 (1)Establishment StatusAllDeclared Not Established (1)Disestablished (1)No Establishment (1)Varies by Province (3)How the Expectation Is EnforcedAllCodified Obligation With Consequences (2)Customary Norm (3)Obligation to Support, No Set Rate (1)Membership Figure As OfAll1969-12-31 (1)1990-01-01 (1)2001-01-01 (2)2004-01-01 (1)2008-01-01 (1)2010-01-01 (4)2011-01-01 (1)2011-01-27 (1)2011-12-19 (1)2012-01-01 (1)2012-12-18 (1)2013-01-01 (1)2014-01-01 (1)2016-01-01 (1)2018-01-01 (1)2020-01-01 (4)2021-01-01 (2)2023-08-30 (1)2026-08-13 (1)Origin Period End YearAll3000 BCE (1)600 BCE (1)400 BCE (3)50 (1)142 (1)632 (1)1863 (1)1954 (1)Origin Period Start YearAll3500 BCE (1)1500 BCE (1)600 BCE (1)586 BCE (1)500 BCE (1)400 BCE (1)30 (1)610 (1)1844 (1)1946 (1)Position on MarriageAllMarriage is held to be monogamous, with remarriage after divorce sanctioned under specified conditions (1)Marriage may licitly be polygynous (1)Position on SexualityAllSame-sex orientation or practice is held to bar full membership or participation (1)Same-sex sexual relationships are held contrary to teaching; LGBT individuals are welcomed as members but not ordained, and same-sex unions are not blessed (1)The body holds no single settled position; the question is actively and openly contested within it (2)Position on UsuryAllInterest is permitted but bound by ethical constraints against exploiting the poor (1)Interest of any kind on a loan is forbidden (1)Practice StatusAllDiscontinued as a state religion (1)Living, and practised in varied local forms (5)Partly restricted: some elements are closed to outsiders (4)Standard Rate ExpectedAllNineteen percent. (1)Ten percent. (1)Two and a half percent. (1)Status TodayAllHistorical; not practised continuously (1)Living tradition, practised today (9)TheologyAllDualist: two opposed cosmic principles (1)Duotheistic: a divine pair (1)Monistic: one ultimate reality behind all appearance (1)Monotheistic: one God (5)Non-theistic: no creator god is central (2)Polytheistic: many gods (3)Show ResultsBrowseCompareBahá’í FaithBelongs To Tradition3 entriesBuddhismBelongs To Tradition3 entriesChristianityBelongs To Tradition19 entriesIslamBelongs To Tradition2 entriesJainismBelongs To Tradition2 entriesJudaismBelongs To Tradition2 entriesMesopotamian ReligionBelongs To Tradition1 entryTaoismBelongs To Tradition2 entriesWiccaBelongs To Tradition1 entryZoroastrianismBelongs To Tradition2 entriesSources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 1Divinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.