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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
Thank you. :]Made By:
Tali RadkeTaylor HulmeKiera Allen
Grace Connor