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The Catholic Encyclopedia lists 18 small scapulars approved by the Roman Catholic church: [16] The White Scapular of the Most Blessed Trinity (1193) The White Scapular of Our Lady of Ransom (1218) The Brown Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (1250) The Black Scapular of the Seven Sorrows of Mary (1255) The Blue Scapular of the Immaculate ...
[9] As such, religious imagery today, in the form of statues, is most identified with the Roman Catholic and Lutheran traditions. [10] Two dimensional icons are used extensively, and are most often associated with parts of Eastern Christianity, [11] although they are also used by Roman Catholics, Lutherans, and, increasingly, Anglicans. [12]
A number of local devotions and customs to Saint Joseph exist around the world, e.g. Alpine regions, Josephstragen (German for carrying Saint Joseph) takes place on the 9 days before Christmas. A statue of Saint Joseph is carried between 9 homes, and on the first day one boy prays to him, on the second day two boys pray, until 9 boys pray the ...
A Catholic boys' school in Australia has replaced a "suggestive" statue with a "buddy bench" after internet users had a field day over images of the tribute.
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Within the Catholic Church there are local particular churches, of which dioceses are the most familiar form. Other forms include territorial abbacies, apostolic vicariates and apostolic prefectures. The 1983 Code of Canon Law states: "Particular Churches, in which and from which the one and only Catholic Church exists, are principally dioceses ...
Customs of the Christmas season include carol singing, gift giving, attending Nativity plays, church services, [8] and eating special food, such as Christmas cake. [9] Traditional examples of Christmas greetings include the Western Christian phrase "Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!"
Some forms of folk Catholic practices are based on syncretism with non-Christian or otherwise non-Catholic beliefs or religions. Some of these folk Catholic forms have come to be identified as separate religions, as is the case with Caribbean and Brazilian syncretism between Catholicism and West African religions, which include Haitian Vodou, Cuban Santería, and Brazilian Candomblé.