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 equal Many different paths to god. -Sikhism not the only one Cannot 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 Important Main Sikhism book = the Guru Grath Sahib The Guru Grath Sahib important because written by first Guru= Guru Nahak Has 974 hymns by the first Guru There is also gutka = condensed version of Guru Grath Sahib Contains most popular hymns by Guru Nahak Both 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 turbans Young 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.

continued Wear 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 countries Average cloths any were form rags to a sute

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