plumiFestivals and retreats: Wesak and Parinirvana Day: AQA GCSE Religious Studies questions
Every AQA GCSE Religious Studies exam question on Festivals and retreats: Wesak and Parinirvana Day, 2020–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 5 questions on Festivals and retreats: Wesak and Parinirvana Day, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q02.3 (4 marks): Explain two contrasting reasons why festivals are an important part of Buddhism.
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q02.2 (2 marks): Give two of the events from the Buddha’s life that are remembered at Wesak.
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q02.1 (1 mark): Which one of the following is the festival that remembers the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and death?
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q02.4 (5 marks): Explain two reasons why retreats are important for some Buddhists. Refer to sacred writings or another source of Buddhist belief and teaching in your answer.
- November 2020, Paper 1, Q02.4 (5 marks): Explain two reasons why Parinirvana Day is important for Buddhists. Refer to sacred writings or another source of Buddhist belief and teaching in your answer.
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