Both the Eastern Rite Catholics and the Latin Rite Catholics celebrate the same sacraments:
Baptism
Confirmation
Reconciliation
Eucharist
Marriage
Holy Orders
Anointing of the Sick
NEVER
Roman Catholic AnswerIn the Eastern Church all three sacraments of initiation are given to an infant at the same time. In the Latin Rite, Baptism is given to an infant, the Most Holy Eucharist at about seven years of age, and confirmation later.
because they were driven out of western Europe (by the Catholics)
About 17% of all Catholics in the world live in Western Europe. (200,643,617 Catholics in Europe; 1,181,368,942 in the world.
Western and Eastern. A term for religions that are prevalent in the Western Hemisphere (Mainly Christian Catholics and Protestants) is "Westernized Religion". Ones that are predominant in the Eastern Hemisphere are Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam and Taoism. Thus the latter are usually referred to as "Eastern Religions".
The eastern orthodox is a religion that was developed in Europe when the ''Vandals'' as you might know invaded the western part of Europe. It fell into the dark ages. The Eastern Europe celebrated and worshiped eastern orthodox. This religion is Christian.
in the northern and Western Hemisphere
There are no countries where Eastern Catholics are a majority. Generally in Europe, what we call "Byzantine Catholics" in the US are called "Greek Catholics." They are sizable in Ukraine, especially Western Ukraine. The Greek Catholic Church is a minority faiths in Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Poland, the Serbian region of Vojvodina and Croatia. There are historic Greek Catholic churches in Lebanon and modern-day Israel. But many Mid-Eastern Greek Catholics have left their homeland.
Western, Eastern & Balkan (Italian), and to a lesser extent Middle Eastern.
Catholic AnswerThe Sacraments of Initiation, baptism, confirmation, and Holy Eucharist, are normally received all at once except in the case of infants in the Western Church. In the Eastern Church, these sacraments are all received by an infant, at the same time: the priest confirms the infant immediately after Baptism, and then gives Holy Communion. In the Western Church, the three sacraments are still received together by adults coming into the Church at the Easter Vigil. Those who are not baptized, are baptized, then confirmed, then, later in the Mass, receive their first Holy Communion. Is in only in the case of infants in the Western Church where the sacraments of initiation have been set apart and are usually given Baptism, First Communion, Confirmation, - in that order.
Southern, eastern and western.
"sad day" is also known as national singles awarness day often celebrated in the eastern united states and some of the western states