Sikhism“Let no man in the world live in delusion. Without a Guru none can cross over to the other shore.”-Guru Nanak

What do they believe in?

Everyone is equalMany different paths to god.

-Sikhism not the only oneCannot cut their hair

-5 K’s.Karma

-Do something good, good things happen in later life, vice versa.

Great respect for animals-Beef is holy-No tobacco, alcohol, or non-medical drugs.

Who are their religious figures?

Total of 10 Gurus.Guru=Priest, Rabbi, Minister, etc.

One god they pray to.-Neither male nor female.-Is everywhere, essence, eternal.

Guru Nanak started Sikhism.-Travelled preaching the practice of Sikhism.-Retired at age 50.

Last Guru, Gobind Singh died, after no more Humans were Gurus.

THE RELIGIOUS TEXTS FOR SIKHISM AND WHY THEY ARE

IMPORTANTMain Sikhism book = the Guru Grath

Sahib The Guru Grath Sahib important

because written by first Guru= Guru Nahak

Has 974 hymns by the first GuruThere is also gutka = condensed

version of Guru Grath SahibContains most popular hymns by

Guru NahakBoth books contain right way to live

The Holidays and Festivals that the Sikhs celebrate

Baisakhi = celebrating the Indian harvest

season = get together and sing hymns

Diwaili = festival of rights because Guru

Har Gobind out of jail

Diwaili = Festival of lights = hundreds of

lights, fireworks, and bonfires

Hola Mochalla = Anandpur India = March

17= Guru Gobind used to organized

military exercises and mock battles for

entertainment = now 1000s attend

What traditional Clothing do Sikhs wear?

Men wear turbansYoung men wear small pieces of

clothing to cover their hair until they can tie their own turban.

Moms and dads teach their children to tie turbans.

continuedWear western clothing.wear tunics and trousers.Woman and young girls wear

tunics and trousers also known as Salawar and Kamiz.

Men wear Kaccha.Both men and woman wear steel

bracelets.

Vancouver Sikh temple.

The beginning

First guru is nanak Nanak was born in April 15 1469 in Talwandi Talwandi=Pakistan Nanak moved to the city sultanpur to live with

sister nanaki and husben Nanak went to river did not come back for 3days on

3 day came back and sayed he had been in drect conmuication with the ultimate reality/divine one

Daily cloths

Wares turban boys and girls Some do not in some countriesAverage cloths any were form rags to a sute

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