National holidays and religion
Religion with all its teachings and norms of behavior and expression of belonging is also a strong component of the culture of a nation or ethnic group. If the state is based on an ethnic group or nation, the religion of that nation also becomes the state religion. In countries where the so-called secularization or separation of religion and state is established, which allows for a greater influence of other religions on the culture of the citizens of that country, the right of the majority religion or religion is very often asserted in the area of determining national holidays and working days off. In Wikipedia you will find that there are actually twelve major world religions or faiths. They are followed by Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism, Shintoism, Judaism, Sikhism, Jainism, Babism and Bahaism and Zoroastrianism. On the Asian continent, as well as on the African continent, we often find so-called Islamic countries. In these countries, the ...