A Buddhist observance honoring the spirits of ancestors. The communist regime persecuted and suppressed religious observance and institutions and entirely banned religion. The letter indicates controversy concerning circumcision, Sabbath observance, and the Mosaic Covenant. The calendar had a significant impact on religious observance. Sunday worship is not a direct Sabbath observance. Protestants and Catholics will unite to enforce legislation requiring the observance of Sunday worship. What the Convent of Wilhelmsbad actually achieved was the demise of the Strict Observance. The Rite of Strict Observance was now in a critical state. The Order enjoys an ecumenical link with the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance. There is a variety of practice within Messianic Judaism regarding the strictness of Torah observance. CUP also eliminated the time for religious observance. Holy Communion is likewise often a feature of the Protestant observance of Pentecost as well. The observance of this feast is of great antiquity. Another criterion to count religious populations in Russia is that of "religious observance". He shall be the guarantor of national independence, territorial integrity and observance of treaties.