Living a Hindu life: Belonging Aim: To explore Hinduisms special occasions and why religions mark these important moments? Starter: What special occasions or ceremonies have you been through? (Religious, non-religious, rites of passage) Q: Discuss what effect have they had on you? Q: Have they changed you in any way (physically, mentally, and spiritually)? Q: Discuss whether other people treat you differently having been through an important ceremony? Q: Discuss why these ceremonies are important?
Special Hindu occasions: Birth, naming and sacred thread.
How to make notes:
Copy: Special ceremonies are preformed throughout a Hindu’s life and Write subheading - Before they area called samskars. A Hindubirth: will hope in their life to please Notes reduce the paragraph Brahman- and each ceremony brings them closer to God. They make up part read of a way to live eachsentences. Hindu is also part you into 1 orand 2 full Youof a wider community.
give detail and explain what is happening. Tasks:
1. Read p42-43 Hinduism textbooks – Sue Penney
Eg. Before birth: 2. Make notes and explain what happens to a Hindu at birth and atpray, the naming ceremony. Before a baby arrives Hindu’s they make prayers to protect the notes mother, and forhappens a 3. Make and baby explain what at the healthy birth. sacred thread ceremony. Q: Why are ceremonies like these so important to: • The Hindu child? • The Hindu family? • The Hindu community?
Task: Stick books Hindu ceremonies, birth,into naming, sacred thread. – Video
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“There are many family ceremonies
Discuss Q: What do you think about these religious and they happen at all the key stages ceremonies?
Hindu in the life of a ________. Discuss Q: Are they important in growing up? A really important ceremony for boys sacred thread ceremony. is the _______ Suggested tasks: thread for The boy will wear the _______ 1. Imagine you have attended one of these rituals for a baby/ child. Write the a letter about it to someone yourest know. of his life and it marks growing up. The • What happened? another stage in ________ • What did it mean? ceremony is another way of saying you • The thoughts and feelings are of the people there (especially infant theand I no longer an _______ parents). thought people • Your thoughts and feelings at being there. would treat me with a respect little more ________.” 2. Create a card to express the sentiment of one ceremony studied. Infant and Sacred Growing Hindu Thread Respect • Draw beautiful designs, images symbols for the front cover. • Write a well wishing note to the recipient
Plenary: 1. In a spider diagram - List the key elements at the centre of any special ceremony, religious, non-religious
Reflections
Feeling special
Celebrating
Sharing Religious symbols beliefs Being together
Reflection – What have I learned: Making promises
Religious ceremonies
Gathering a community Belonging
Rituals Q: How do religious ceremonies help us to Expressing our explore what life means? Use the words beliefs A special listen in your diagram to make a paragraph. place Tradition Creating an Celebrating Celebrating life faith
Being equal
identity
Dedication to God (Brahman)