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drama of sikhism
- Essay length: 480 words
- Submitted: 15/12/2006
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(........ comes walking in )
......: granny how does a Sikh funeral take place
Sophie: well sanjeet this is how a funeral takes place...
(...........take places and ...... lies down and ...... and ....... Act as though you are praying)
Sophie: first after a person has passed away they wash the body to keep it clean for the carnation...
...... what does carnation mean?
Sophie: it means to die and to come back to life as a different form.
.............: oh so I could come back to life as a cricket!
Sophie: yes! As I was saying, so the body is washed and covered in a white cloak by family members ready to be burnt to ashes.
(.............act as though you are covering ...........)
Sophie: they are then taken to a part where they can be cremated...
.............: meaning?
Sophie: to be burnt. There hymns are recited which induce feeling of detachment the congregation. This was given to the Sikhs by Guru Gobind Singh.
.............: what we are reading has not been taken to heart and we are only reading a small part of the prayer
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