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Junior Cycle Religious Education: Non-religious rituals

How often Non-religious rituals comes up on the Religious Education papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

CL Asked on 4 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years

Non-religious rituals, Common Level(9 marks)

Quick ones on Non-religious rituals.

(a)A humanist wedding differs from a religious wedding mainly because it…
  1. Is not legally recognised in Ireland
  2. Has no prayers or references to God
  3. Cannot include vows, rings or music
(b)Which of these is an example of a non-religious ritual?
  1. Lighting candles before Shabbat
  2. Receiving ashes on the forehead on Ash Wednesday
  3. Blowing out candles on a birthday cake
(c)Why do people use rituals to mark important moments in life?
  1. To show the moment matters and share it
  2. Because rituals are only ever religious
  3. Because the law says every event must be marked
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(a) Has no prayers or references to God

(b) Blowing out candles on a birthday cake

(c) To show the moment matters and share it

Your turn: Common Level questions on Non-religious rituals.

Common Level

Asked on 4 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Q10
2025Q8
2024Q11, Q12
2023Not asked
2022Q1, Q2

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

Other Religious Education topics

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