At home, the Sabbath is celebrated by lighting candles on Friday evenings and attending services on Saturday. Holy days include Rosh Hashana, Purim-Passover, Hanukkah, and Yom Kippur. Customs and rituals are observed but followers try to adapt them to modern life. Ancient Jewish laws are strictly observed, Hebrew is spoken, and the Messiah is believed to be coming. Excludes many traditional observances and chooses to interpret them to modern day beliefs.
Every person is considered to be their own messiah.
The crescent or New Moon symbolizes the religion of Islam, founded by the prophet Mohammed in the seventh century. Muslims accept him as the final messenger of Allah, their one and only God. He preached against worshiping multiple gods or idols. More than 950 million believers worldwide make Islam the second largest world religion. Allah is the only God and his prophet, Mohammed, deserves allegiance.