Religions Field Trip
Prior to this trip we spent quite a bit of time in class trying to learn about a number of different religions including; Sikhism, Judaism, Catholicism, and Monks.
Me, I am 13. My parents each have their own religions and beliefs, but do not wish to push them on me. They want me to be the one to decide what I believe in and adopt a religion if I choose to. Even though, I don’t know what I would do at this time, it was really cool to learn about other religions anyways.
Visiting the Sikh Temple was really interesting. Some of the things I noticed were that there were a number of things we weren’t allowed to touch many things, we enjoyed food with the Sikh’s like rice, chicken, curries, samosas and naan bread. (Unfortunately, I got quite sick, maybe too much spice). It did taste good at the time.
We also got to visit the Jewish temple. I actually met the Rabbi not long before. We had to wear kippahs on our head and we got to see the scrolls and Tora. Some of them looked like they were made of pure gold. Temple was actually built in a certain way to ensure the light can in appropriately to reflect the beliefs of the religion. We also learned that young people girls and boys have Bah Mitzvahs and Bar Mitzvahs when they turn 134. This represent them becoming adults.
We also visited a Mosk when the Muslim religion is practiced. The interior was very colorful. You had to be very quiet and praying was done by kneeling on the floor and putting your head to the ground. The Mosk was very large and had domes on the roof. Women entered through one door and men the other.
We also went to a Chinese Buddhist temple. The men all wore robes were bald and spoke very quietly. They use a lot of gold to decorate the temple. We all sat on the floor on cushions, and it was very quiet and peaceful.
We also visited the St. Andrew’s United Church. The seemed the most familiar to me or at least what I would expect an average church to like. There were pews that people sat in. Beautiful windows with painted glass and crosses hanging on the alter. They had a reverend who we met. You had to be fairly quiet inside as well. There didn’t seem to be many rules which would make it difficult for anyone to attend because it seemed like everyone would be invited.
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