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GCSE Religious Studies · key term
An observance that remembers a significant person or event; it may involve mourning rather than celebration.
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Paper 1
Revise: Festivals and CommemorationsA commemoration remembers an important person or event and may be sorrowful rather than joyful. This distinction is especially important when comparing the two Id festivals with Shi’a observance of Ashura.
Describe Shi’a observance of Ashura as mourning or commemoration, rather than a joyful celebration. Explain how Sunni observance differs.
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