Gurdwara

was warm, it was the perfect Sunday and my family and I were getting ready to leave for the Gurdwara, also known as the Sikh temple. Ever since my brother and I were children, our parents instilled a weekly routine of attending our local temple every Sunday afternoon. Although some children might say it was boring to sit for ninety minutes listening to hymns, and sermons, I enjoyed going to the Gurdwara. After the sermons, we ate langar, which was a free meal welcome to all, where I was able to…

Have you ever wondered about Singapore and what their culture is like? Although Singapore has great diversity, it is a united country with united religions and cultures. There are four official languages in Singapore: Malay, Mandarin, Tamil, and English. Most Singaporean citizens speak at least two languages. English is used in schools, and students learn another language in school. The language they learn is one of their mother tongue that corresponds to their race. Some students can also…

I am the only member of my family born in the United States. My parents, brother, and sister immigrated after the anti-Sikh riots of 1984, where thousands were murdered as India descended into nationalistic bloodshed. My own father nearly died: he was pulled off a train by an armed mob, beaten unconscious, and left for dead on the tracks. Shortly thereafter, he gathered everything he had and brought his family to Iowa City. That violence left scars on my father’s body, and it lit a fire in my…

both Piri (spiritual) and Miri(secular), the two aspects symbolizing his sovereignty and the nature of his throne and ruler-ship. Har Govind built up a personal army. He constructed the Akal Takhat, which is the seat of religious authority, and faces Gurdwara Harmandir Sahib, commonly known as the Golden Temple”(sikhism.about.com). The outside of the Khanda which are the two-edged swords symbolizes Piri (left sword) and Miri (right sword) being the spiritual sovereignty and the political…

Culture is the total system of ideas, values, behaviours, and attitudes of a society commonly shared by most members of a society. According to Statistics Canada, the NHS Profile of 2011 displays that Canada’s population of 32 852 320 is made up of 20.6% immigrants. This also implies that a potential of a fifth of Canada’s population has brought along the characteristics of their practiced culture from their former country. Canada comprises of multiple cultures such as Canadian, English, French,…

Islam and Sikhism are two major world religions that share many commonalities yet they are drastically different in many other aspects. Islam is a religion that arose in Arabia during the seventh century. Islam shares its roots with other major world religions, Judaism and Christianity. Islam is the youngest of these three Abrahamic faiths (Fisher, 2013). Sikhism is a particularly new religion in comparison and was founded in the Punjab area in the fifteenth century. While Islam is the youngest…

about the Sikh religion from followers of the religion. Another differences between the two religions are where their places of worship are. Catholics worship in a Church, Chapel, Cathedral ect , while the Sikhism is worshiped in a place called a Gurdwara, this is worshiped in for congregational worship. Personal worship can be done at any time or place since God exists everywhere. The Clergy in the Catholic religion consist of Priests, Bishops, Ministers, monks and nuns who in the Sikh…

Introduction This story relies on the $64000 life experiences of individuals UN agency were the victims of 1984 riots. the author witnessed all the destruction that was happening at that point. a picture still haunts him, even once such a lot of years. Not solely the author, however individuals living in several places specially those that live within the streets of city area unit still beneath a trauma. These riots befell within the country following the murder of Indraji. The Prime Minister of…

Sikhism: A Religion of Selflessness Five hundred and thirty five years ago a religion emerged from Punjab, India. This new religion is known as Sikhism. Although it is relatively new religion, it is the fifth largest religion in the world with an estimated thirty million followers (Sikhs.org). Sikhism focuses on living a truthful life, working hard, and being selfless with others. Living a humble and simple life then gets them closer to their ultimate purpose of their soul reaching Waheguru…

My father’s religion is Sikhism, and in that religion the belief is that there is only one God. We are expected to go to a Gurdwara, which is a Sikh temple that practices the religion in order to cope with life problems. The religion emphasizes that we should undertake good actions, rather than conducting rituals. It is a rule to remove our shoes, and cover our heads with a cloth…