RELIGIONS
SIKHISM
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
Drive a car
|
|
|
Cut their hair
|
|
|
Dance in public
|
|
|
Do math
|
Detailed explanation-1: -Since 1699, about two centuries after the founding of the religion, Sikh leaders have prohibited their members from cutting their hair, saying long hair is a symbol of Sikh pride. The turban was conceived to manage the long hair and intended to make Sikhs easily identifiable in a crowd.
Detailed explanation-2: -But wearing a turban makes a woman “too masculine” and cutting her hair somehow makes her “morally loose”. Wearing a turban makes a woman “too masculine” and cutting her hair somehow makes her “morally loose”. The way kes is performed for Sikh women is currently heavily influenced by patriarchy.
Detailed explanation-3: -What religions prevent you from cutting your hair? Religions such as Orthodox Judaism, Rastafarianism, and Sikhism all prohibit haircuts, the removal of facial hair, or a combination of the two due to beliefs that hair is sacred or a gift from God.
Detailed explanation-4: -It is a considered a sin to cut hair as per Sikh religion and anyone doing so by definition is considered out of the religion. Hope things get better!