Eucharist
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The Eucharist, also called communion, the sacrament, or the Lord's Supper, is a kind of religious ritual in many Christian churches. It started when Jesus Christ told his followers to eat bread and drink wine in memory of him, at the Last Supper.
In the Roman Catholic Church it is called the Eucharist, when Catholics eat wafers (small pieces of bread), known as the Host, and drink wine. They believe that the bread and wine are literally Jesus's body and blood, because at the Last Supper he said "this is my body" and "this is my blood".
In most Protestant churches the sacrament of communion also involves eating small wafers and drinking wine, but do not believe that it is the actual body and blood of Jesus. They do, however, see it as a very important symbol.
In the Latter Day Saints or "Mormon" Church, followers eat small pieces of bread and drink water. They believe that this is a symbol of the body and blood of Jesus, and they call it the Sacrament. They also believe that it helps them to make the promises of baptism all over again.
In other Christian churches, the Eucharist may be different.