Do we still need religion? This weekend, Christians will celebrate Easter, Muslims will fast for Ramadan and Jews will come together for Passover.
‘Hat-trick’ of holy days for major faiths
World religions: More than half of all of the people in the world follow Islam, Christianity or Judaism. Glossary
Bible - The collection of religious texts that are central to Christianity. The Bible includes the Old Testament and the New Testament.
Sins - Things that someone has done wrong. Sins are things that are considered immoral.
Lent - In the Christian calendar the period of penitence runs from Ash Wednesday (when penitents mark their foreheads with ashes as a sign of repentance) to Easter. Deeply significant in Christianity, it is followed by Easter Sunday. Easter and its symbolism coincide with the celebration of spring.
Habit - Something you do without thinking and would find it hard to give up.
Quran - The holy book of Islam, whose words are believed by Muslims to have been passed directly from God to the Prophet Muhammad in a series of visions spanning 23 years.
Prophet Muhammad - Muhammad, born in 570 in Mecca, is the founder of Islam.
Ancestors - The people related to us who lived a long time ago.
Slavery - When people are owned by others, and often forced to work without pay.