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Religious Studies at KS 3 - an Outline Y7 - 9 |
There are TEN Gurus (spiritual teachers) in the Sikh Faith starting with Guru Nanak.
Guru Nanak is the founder of the Sikh Religion. He was born in 1469 in India. He was brought up as a Hindu but he lived at a time when Islamic rulers dominated India and he had some very close friends who were Muslims.
There is some very important information about Guru Nanak in the sites that follow:- http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/carolrb/sikhism/nanak.html Very easy basic information http://www.geocities.com/ganesha_gate/nanak.html Quite an easy site to read http://www.sikh.net/sikhism/gurus/GuruNanak.htm A good fact file The birthday's of the Gurus are both remembered and celebrated by the Sikh people. These special celbrations are called GURPURBS. Normally they are celebrated with a reading of the Guru Granth Sahib, the Holy Book.
This reading is call AKAND PATH. It is continuous and takes about 48 hours for a teams of readers to read it from start to finish. As many Sikhs as possible will come to the Gurdwara to hear this. In Hong Kong most Sikhs will try to go on Sunday (a day off for most people) so that they can hear the last part and join in the meal which celebrates the end of the Akand Path. Task 1. Tell the story of Guru Nanak's life using a series of small drawings to bring out some of the main events. Task 2 Use your text books and some information from the Video "Believe it or Not". Write an outline for a Television programme about Celebrating Guru Nanak's Birthday. What would you include and why. Task 3. How do you celebrate your birthday? If you could ask other people to celebrate your birthday what would ask them to do? Task 4. Why do you think it is important to the Sikh community gather together for festivals. Explain our answer as fully as you can
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