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January 15, 2003 By: Betty Ramsey Passport Destination: Religious Shrines Packing Round 1. Follow in the footsteps of Chaucer's pilgrims and take a trip to CANTERBURY in southeastern England. 2. In which city can you see St. Peter's Basilica, partially the work of Michelangelo? ROME 3. Thousands of Christians visit the Basilica of the Nativity in BETHLEHEM, Israel every Christmas. 4. Followers of the Shinto religion pray at a shrine at the summit of this mountain. FUJIYAMA 5. Mexicans believe the virgin appeared to an Indian and told him to build a church here. GUADALUPE 6. The remaining part of Herod's Temple in Jerusalem is commonly called the WAILING Wall. Picture of golden spire Departure Round 1. During Ramadan, Muslims usually break the dawn-to-sundown fast with water and FRUIT. 2. The fourteen-year restoration of the famous ceiling of this famous shrine was completed in 1994. SISTINE CHAPEL 3. This 1943 movie about a peasant girl who saw the Virgin Mary at Lourdes was a box-office smash. SONG OF BERNADETTE 4. Amritsar, a town in the Punjab area of INDIA , is sacred to the Sikh religion. 5. Visit OLYMPIA to see the site of the earliest known athletic event held in honor of Zeus. Picture of cement looking roundish building On Tour Round 1. Wats, bots and biharns are places of worship you may visit in countries with BUDDHISTS . 2. Glastonbury Tor in England is reputed to be one of the resting places of THE HOLY GRAIL . 3. Millions of Hindus make pilgrimage to Varanasi to bathe in the sacred GANGES River. 4. Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulcher is said to be built on the place of Christ's BURIAL AND RESURRECTION. 5. The Ka'Ba at the Great Mosque in MECCA is the structure Moslems face when they pray. 6. This most ancient of London's churches is where British monarchs are crowned. WESTMINSTER ABBEY 7. Native Americans believe the power of the Earth Spirit is strong on this California mountain. MT. SHASTA Picture of Ka'Ba in Mecca 8. To visit Zoroastrian fire temples, you would need to go to India or IRAN . 9. What country has a famous shrine at Fatima where the Virgin Mary was said to appear? PORTUGAL 10. This Istanbul cathedral, later converted to a mosque, contains columns from the Ephesus ruins. ST. SOPHIA 11. This U.S. religious landmark began to take shape in 1853 and was finished 40 years later. MORMON TEMPLE 12. Tiradito, in Arizona is said to be the only shrine in the U.S. dedicated to a/an ADULTERER. Bonus question 1 You have to visit this capital city to see the golden Buddhas at the Shwedagon Shrine. YANGON Bonus question 2 Where on the map of Myanmar is Yangon found? Section 4 Picture of Ayers Rock Slide Show 1. The corncob-shaped prang and the spire Chedi are sacred structures seen at temples throughout THAILAND . 2. What is housed at the Shrine of the Book in Israel's Valley of the Cross? DEAD SEA SCROLLS 3. Mecca, the birthplace of Muhammad and the holiest city of Islam is in this country. SAUDI ARABIA 4. Uluru is a special place in the traditions of the AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINES . |