* In Greek Orthodox Christian mysticism, the number 5 symbolizes the Holy Spirit as the bearer of all life. In the monastic tradition of Mount Athos there exists a “hymn” to the Holy Spirit composed entirely and solely of repetitions of the word “pente” (Greek for “five”).
* The book of Psalms is arranged into five books, paralleling the Five Books of Moses.
* The Khamsa, an ancient symbol shaped like a hand with five fingers, is used as a protective amulet by Jews; that same symbol is also very popular in Arabic culture, known to protect from envy and the evil eye.
* The Torah contains five books—Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy—which are collectively called the Five Books of Moses, the Pentateuch (Greek for “five containers,” referring to the scroll cases in which the books were kept), or Humash (????, Hebrew for “fifth”).
* The Christian New Testament contains five foundational books, written by four authors: Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, and the Acts of the Apostles (written by the author of the Gospel according to Luke. The parallel with the Torah’s five books is not likely accidental, as all the authors were most probably Jewish converts.

Islamic

* Muslims pray to Allah five times a day
* In Islam, particularly Shia Islam, the Panjetan or the Five Holy Purified Ones are the members of Muhammad’s family: Muhammad, Ali, Fatima, Hasan, and Husayn and is often symbolically represented by an image of the Khamsa.
* There are five basic “pillars” of Islam.

Sikh

* The five sacred Sikh symbols prescribed by Guru Gobind Singh are commonly known as Panj Kakars or the ‘Five Ks’ because they start with letter K representing Kakka in the Punjabi language. They are: Kesh (unshorn hair), Kangha (the comb), Kara (the steel bracelet), Kachh (the soldiers shorts), and Kirpan (the sword).

Discordianism

* In Discordianism, 5 is seen as a very important number. This is demonstrated in the Law of Fives, as well as in the Pentabarf, which contains five rules.
* Each page of the Principia Discordia–the primary religious document in Discordianism–is labeled with five digits.

Other

* According to some traditions of Maya mythology, we are now living in the Fifth World.
* According to various mythologies, namely that of Wicca, the universe is made up of five classical elements: water, earth, air, fire, and ether.
* In Cantonese, “five” sounds like the word “not” (symbol: ?). When five appears in front of a lucky number, e.g. “58″, the result is considered unlucky.
* In East Asian tradition, there are five elements: (water, fire, earth, wood, and metal). The Japanese names for the days of the week, Tuesday through Saturday, come from these elements via the identification of the elements with the five planets visible with the naked eye. Also, the traditional Japanese calendar has a five-day weekly cycle that can be still observed in printed mixed calendars combining Western, Chinese-Buddhist, and Japanese names for each weekday.
* In some cultures there are five cardinal directions, including the center.
* In India, Panchlothia, a surname, is based on the five mythological headless male warriors.