World Religions Religious
Outdoors : Diwali Studies
Adorn your grounds with light and colourful floor Activity art in celebration of the Hindu festival of light:
Diwali. All levels
Through investigating and
reflecting upon the ways in which Diwali is the Hindu festival of lights in
followers of world religions mark which Hindus celebrate the symbolism of
major life events and times of year, I light triumphing over darkness. During
can explain key features of such this time the outside entrances to homes
festivals and celebrations (RME 2-06b) are decorated with intricate floor art
called rangoli and lit up with clay candle
A1 Recall and name different holders called diva.
beliefs and practices, including
festivals, worship, rituals and ways of Rangoli
life, in order to find out more about
the meanings behind them (KS1) Prepare a white outline of the design
using chalk, flour or rice. Popular
Pupils should be given designs in Hindu culture include lotus
opportunities to: recall, describe and flowers, symmetrical circular patterns or
begin to explain religious beliefs, even depictions of gods.
teachings and practices (KS3)
The white outline should then be filled Recognising the similarities and carefully with coloured powder. This can differences between cultures, for be: coloured flour; rice or sand; crushed example food, clothes, symbols, chalk or powder paint. celebrations (KS2) Application of the powder can be done Be able to identify essential simply by using a piece of rolled card to elements of the beliefs and symbols of act as a funnel. the chosen major world religions (Junior certificate Part 3)
Diva
Take a palm sized ball of
clay and shape it into a
small bowl with a point at Photos by Clare Rooney one end. Once dried this
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