MY VOCAB PRACTICE:

1. Notre Dame cathedral in France has a sacred relic inside it's altar, which is believed to be a tiny piece of the cross Christ died on

2. The ancient Athenians made a sacrifice of cattle to the goddess Athena on her annual feast day, and then a banquet was held with the citizens eating the cooked meat and the bones being offered to the goddess.

3. Swear words in Quebec usually involve religious terms like "tabernacle" which are uttered in an act of sacrilege.

4. At the coronation, the Archbishop put holy oil on the monarch's forehead to consecrate her as the annointed Queen.

5. The Taliban decided to desecrate and tear down the ancient statues of the Buddha.