Sikh practises
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- Sikh Practices
- Features of a Gurdwara
- Nishan sahib- a flag that shows the building is a gurdwara
- Palki - covers the raised are over the guru granth sahib
- Chanaani - a canopy
- Manji - a small bad for the Guru
- Ragis- musicians
- The langar - reflects God's love to all and equality
- Worship in the home
- Sikhs bathe as a way of remembering God is all around them
- They prayer throughout the day and at night Sohila is said
- A mala may be used and passed through the finger while repeating 'waheguru'
- Vaisakhi
- This celebrates the foundation of the khalsa
- Sikhs will:
- hold a akhand path
- have a community meal
- Sing and have music
- have free food
- replace the Nishan sahib
- it is celebrated by all to show the scence of community and equality
- Divali
- It celebrates freedom and the triumph of good over evil
- It celebrates Guru Hargobind freeing himself and 52 Hindu Princes
- Gurpurbs
- The celebration of the birth or death of a guru
- The main ones are
- The birth of Guru Nanak
- The birth of Guru Gorbind Singh
- The martyrdom of Guru Arjan
- The martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur
- Naming ceremonies
- A granthi opens the Guru at random, and the first letter of the first word, of the first hymn will decide the first letter of the child's name
- Amrit Sanskar
- This is a ceremony for sikhs to join the khalsa
- They adhere to certain rules
- Features of a Gurdwara
- 'worship and adore him'
- believe in the true Guru
- 'keep the langar ever open'
- 'rise in the early morning ... and meditate on the lord's name'
- 'Stories of one's ancestors mak the children good children'
- 'A thief is a thief no matter how much he bathes'
- 'The true Guru has truly given a child'
- 'today you are reborn in the true Guru's household'
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