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Sikh Festivals by Rowhama & Sanjeedah

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FESTIVALS

Sikhs celebrate a range of festivals like Diwali, Baisakhi and Holla Mohalla. They can celebrate the different festivals in different ways. Sometimes, they celebrate by doing a dance called Bangra. Diwali is the festival of lights and is based on the two gods called Ram and Sita. It is celebrated on October 23rd. It is celebrated the day after the Indian festival Holi and it takes place on the second day of the lunar month chett. Baisakhi is the most important festival on the Sikh calender and is the celebration of the Sikh new year.    

 

This is Sikhs doing Bhangra.
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      This is people celebrating Holla Mohalla.

FACTS ABOUT SIKHISM

Sikhism is one of the youngest world religions. It has only been around for about 520 years. The first guru was guru Nanak , and guru is another word for teacher. And guru Nanak  discovered Sikhism . Sikhs live by some rules first they do not cut there hair/ beards Sikhs do not eat meat because they be live in re in carnation and the re son they do not cut their hair is because they want to like their selves the way they are and Sikhs put their holly books on a stand with a soft material with nice decorations they want to take care of there holy book to show respect god.

 

from Nusrat and Rezaul

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THE GURU GRANTH SAHIB

The Guru Granth Sahib is the Sikhs holy book. Their  holy book is written by  Guru Nanak and other Gurus as well as some Sikhs . The Guru Granth sahib was passed down to Guru to Guru. The holy book is used to guids the Sikhs in their everyday life. Sikh people read the guru Granth sahib  to follow there gurus path which there god had told them to do.

 

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from Habiba and Tasnim.

THE SIKH FIVE Ks

                               THE FIVE Ks are objects that the  sikh  religion say they have to wear                              

The five Ks are:

    • Kesh (uncut hair)
    • Kara (a steel bracelet)
    • Kanga (a wooden comb)
    • Kaccha – also spelt, Kachh, Kachera (cotton underwear)
    • Kirpan (steel sword)

     

     

     

     

    By Amirah and Marco

Recipes for yummy Sikh food Mmmm…

Did you know you can  cook a sweet called Karah Prashad just by using flour, butter and sugar! You can make it at home or even at your local Gurdwara (sikh temple)                              Here is the site:                                                                                                                                                            http://www.about.com/religion    (search Karah Prashad in the search tab on the website)  You can find many other recipes there!

Here Is the link address for Tandoori style chicken:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/

You can find many other delicious food from many other cultures! The tandoori style chicken is mouth watering just by looking at this picture below! TRY IT!

last but not least is ………    THE BASMATI RICE!

http://www.about.com/religion (Search basmati rice in the search tab on the website)

All these delicious food are to die for! mouth melting succulent dishes that you have to try                                                                          right after this post!

Thank you for reading our post all about the mouth melting dishes by the legendary Sikhs!

  Isheta & Ruan

P.S comment and please share these dishes with other people they are REALLY amazing!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sikhs music

Welcome to our blog today we will be talking about Sikhs singing. Sikhs  have a dance called the  bhangra. Sikh have a lot of festival and they have fun. They dance  when they put the music on. Some Sikhs sing and some Sikhs don’t. Music such as shabad kirtan from the guru granth sahib. They also have the shabad, They have a good time. They also sing prayers in the gudwara which are very peaceful. Music plays a big part in their lives.

 by Fahim and  Maddison

Top 10 facts about Sihks

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1:  Sikhism is the 5th most popular religion in the world.

2: Sikhism is a small minority in the united states, where are roughly 50,000 observers of the religion.

3: There are 25 million Sikhs around the world, most of them are in India.

4: Sikhism was organised in the 15 century in the Punjab of south Asia. [North India and Pakistan]

5: There has only been one Sikh u.s of congruous-Dalip sing Southern California in late 1950 and 60’s.

6: Sikhism includes a belief in one god and the goal of leading an exemplary existence: equality and service to others and peace. “Everyone is the same,” says Raghunandan Joar, president of the Guru Nanak Mission of Atlanta. “There is no distinction, no caste system.

7:Sikhs believe in freedom of religion, community service and inclusiveness.

8:Sikhs do not have clergy.

9:At temples, or gurdwaras, where Sikhs hold services, everyone is welcome

10:Doing good deeds is important for you to be with God after death. Sikhs believe that if you don’t live a life full of good deeds you will be reborn and repeat the circle of life and death.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
By Zach and Ethan

sikh food!!

Sikh people eat special kind of food like this. These are  some of the pictures that Sikh people eat at festivals!! It is pronouced as langar. Langar is vegetarian but some Sikh do eat meat.Every gurdwara has a langar where all people are welcome to a free meal regardless of their sex, colour or religion. There are no rituals observed in the langar and everyone eats together. All the food is vegetarian so that no religious group is offended. Sikh do not eat Halal or Kosher food because they do not believe in the ritual killing of animals.
They help charities and  feed homeless. This shows they won’t say no if you want to come and eat some of the food. You can come in and see what they have in the gudwara temple.This shows sewa – selfless service to the others in the sadhsangat (community), the gurdwara, and the world outside.We are also lucky we have local mosques, churches and temple.

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They often serve chickpeas and bhatura’s a type of fried flat bread.

The Sikhs rules.

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Some Sikhs have strict rules and some don’t but they all have the same rules can you guess any that are not on this list???

If you do know some,then leave them in the comments

 

The first rule is that Sikhs can not cut their hair as they believe they have to keep it in the way that god created them for.  Lots of Sikhs do not cut their hair as they are not that strict but do not cut all of it of still.Men are not allowed to cut their beards as their beards are also hair.

They keep their beard tied up so it is not all hanging out .

 

Number two
They must follow the 5k’s.

 

Number three

They cant eat meat as they think it is bad to kill animals so when they go to a temple they never serve meat.

 

The three golden rules that they have no choice but to follow.

1. Remember god through meditation            Naam  japna

2 have an honest living                                           Kirat Karo

3 selflessly serving others, sharing income and resources       Vand chakko

 

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By Jimi and Aleemah

Sikhism (Golden Temple) by Aishah and Amina.

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The golden temple is regarded as the most sacred place of worship for the Sikhs.  it is located in Amritsar, Punjab. the construction of the golden temple started in 1588 under aegis of the fourth Sikh guru, Guru ram Das  Ji and was later completed by Guru Argun Dev Ji. the foundation of the golden temple was laid down by a Muslim saint Mian Mir.      By Amina&Aishah