Our Religious Education lessons will continue to be based upon our “Love to Celebrate” projects. Basing the “Love to Celebrate” projects around festivals, gives a real-life context to the children’s learning and a structure to the projects. However, the celebration itself is only a small part of each “Love to Celebrate” project. Each set of projects covers all major aspects of each religion including worship, belief, leadership and belonging.
Please view our “World festivals and Celebrations Calendar”.
Term 5: Muslim – Eid
Eid ul-Adha, also known as the Greater Eid, is the second most important festival in the Muslim calendar. It commemorates the Prophet Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son when Allah ordered him to.
Muslims believe that Allah appeared to Ibrahim in a dream and asked him to sacrifice his son Isma’il as an act of obedience. The devil tempted Ibrahim by saying he should disobey Allah and spare his son. As Ibrahim was about to kill his son, Allah stopped him and gave him a ram to sacrifice instead.
Eid ul-Adha is celebrated at the end of the Hajj pilgrimage
The key themes we will consider and examine are: pilgrimage; sacrifice; Eid celebrations; the importance of Eid and exploring sacrifice.
For the key words and vocabulary associated with this topic, please view our “Eid Glossary”.
Term 6: Hinduism – Janmashtami
The festival of Janmashtami celebrates the birthday of Lord Krishna and falls in August or September. Krishna is one of the Hindu faith’s most popular gods.
The festival lasts for two days. Worshippers may sing songs, tell stories of Krishna’s life, dance, rock his cradle and wait for midnight to arrive to mark his birth. Some Hindus fast during the day of Janmashtami and only eat after midnight.
For the key words and vocabulary associated with this topic, please view our “Janmashtami Glossary”.