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Rikkitic

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#3480317 13-Apr-2026 08:41

MikeAqua:

Over the years, I've worked with many people who took annual leave for festivities associated with their non-christian beliefs. Eid, Diwali, lunar new year ...

Is it beliefs or traditions? I imagine culture has as much to do with it as religion.

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#3480320 13-Apr-2026 08:46

Rikkitic:

Is it beliefs or traditions? I imagine culture has as much to do with it as religion.

Both, I guess.

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#3480348 13-Apr-2026 10:07

Rikkitic:

Is it beliefs or traditions? I imagine culture has as much to do with it as religion.

Aren't those the same thing?

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#3480359 13-Apr-2026 10:45

cddt:

Rikkitic:

Is it beliefs or traditions? I imagine culture has as much to do with it as religion.

Aren't those the same thing?

Not at all. Tradition is a cultural practice, like bonfires on Guy Fawkes Day. Belief is conviction that there is more to life than the here and now.

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