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1)JEWS

Kosher food.
==**Kosher foods are those that conform to Jewish law. This means no mixing of** dairy products **( láctics) and meat, no pork or pork products and no** shell fish( **marisc). A jewish household will have** at least **2** sets of pots, pans **and dishes; one for meat and one for** dairy products ==

**The animal from which the meat is taken must have been** slaughtered in accordance with **prescribed Jewish ritual.**
=**It must be meat from animals which c** hew their cud **(rumiants) and** with a split hoof, **so they can't eat rabbit or hare, pig, horse, dog or cat.**= = Cattle, sheep, goats, deer and bison are kosher. =

**Jews may eat fish that have both** fins and scales.
=** Other birds are permitted, such as chicken, geese, ducks and turkeys. **= =[]= =Jewish Wedding=



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 * THE MEKWEH BATH**


 * TEDELIN: Small box with leather straps**


 * TORAH: THE SACRED BOOK**





= WAILING WALL = =**The KIPPAH**=




 * THE MENORAH**

=__2)**SIKH**__=

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Sikh Pictures


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__1) Kesh - uncut hair__


=*= =**Sikh women are just as forbidden to cut any body hair or** trim their eyebrows **, as Sikh men are forbidden to cut their beards.**= =.=
 * =Hair (kesh) is a symbol of holiness and strength .=
 * =One's hair is part of God's creation.=
 * =Uncut hair symbolizes adoption of a simple life=

2) __Kara - a steel bracelet__




__3 )Kanga - a wooden comb__
=This symbolises a clean mind and body; it keeps the uncut hair tidy.=

__4)Kachha - special underwear__
=This is a pair of trousers that must not come below the knee.= =[|©]= =5) __Kirpan - a ceremonial sword__= = = =The Kirpan can symbolise:=


 * =Spirituality[[image:http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/sikhism/customs/images/kirpan.jpg width="252" height="196"]]=
 * =Defence of good=
 * =Defence of the weak =
 * =The struggle (fight) against injustice=
 * =A metaphor for God=
 * =A metaphor for God=

[] =__ 3 HINDUISM __= = = =__Hindu Gods and Godesses__= https://www.google.es/search?q=hindu+gods+and+goddesses&safe=active&biw=988&bih=619&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=WbgaVJHfLMTQiwLrpoHgBA&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ

[] Hindu Wedding


 * Untouchables: The lowest caste**

= = =**To be born a Hindu in India is to enter the caste system, one of the world's longest surviving forms of social stratification. ****In the second-first millenium BC, The god Brahma ( The ancestor of all humans) created the Varna.**=

**The caste was** **group of people who did** **the same** **profession.. Each castes had there own color of clothing. The Brahmins, white; Kshatriyas, red; Vaisya, yellow; Shudra, black.** **People of different castes could not marry** **each other** **. And kids went to different schools.** = __ 1)From the mouth come the Brahmans—the priests and teachers. __ = == Brahmin was the highest rank in the Varna. They were the priests. They prayed to the gods, carried out the sacred rites, they were the teachers. They were the most educated peopleof the time. They laid the foundation of astronomy,mathematics, and medicine. == ==From the arms  come the Kshatriyas—the rulers  and soldiers. ==

= __ 2)Kshatriyas (warriors) __ = == From the arms  come the Kshatriyas—the rulers  and soldiers. == == Kshatriya was the second highest rank in the Varna. They were the people with power, ie the state governors and captains. The enforced the laws, collected taxes, and were defenders against the enemies. ==

__ 3)From the thighs come the Vaisyas—merchants traders.farmers __

banked, or crafted. They also had to pay taxes.
__ 4)From the feet come the Sudras—laborers servants, employees. __

__5)A fifth group describes the people who are dalits, or untouchable__.   Pariahs/Untouchables   The pariahs were the untouchables. It was immposible to communicate wih them, even looking at them. If you took something from their hand, you would become one.

.   India Now India merged into a single state in the 3rd century BC during the reign of Ashoka. He ordered the construction of stone pillars, on which laws were inscribed. They were called "The Laws of Manu". In these laws, it stated what varnas and castes the poulation was divided into. Although the division is now officially canceled, the tradition of the seperation of the population is preserved in modern India. ZOOM OU = =
 * Untouchables **** are outcasts—people considered too impure, in the rural areas, where nearly three-quarters of India's people live. Untouchables were ** shunned, ** (avoided)insulted, ** banned ** from temples and higher caste homes, made to eat and drink from separate ** utensils ** in public places **

= = **Across India members of upper castes ofte** ** n refused to share  water with Untouchables, convinced that any liquid will become polluted if it comes in contact with an Untouchable. **


 *  In the countryside Untouchables are ofte n forbidden <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;"> to use the same wells and ponds <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">as upper caste villagers. Municipal governments have begun to install separate water pumps <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">. But in most rural tea shops, Untouchables still are not permitted to drink from glasses served to upper caste customers. **

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