RELIGIONS
SIKHISM
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Question
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to pull in energy
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guru gobind told them not to cut it
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they like it long
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they think they will have bad luck
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Detailed explanation-1: -By not cutting it, Sikhs honour God’s gift of hair. Kesh combined with the combing of hair using a kangha shows respect for God and all of his gifts.
Detailed explanation-2: -89-‘Chop off that head which does not bow to the Lord’? It’s a symbolic statement, just like how Sikhs are asked to ‘give’ their heads to follow Sikhism.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -You can show your hair as a Sikh “In the Sikh tradition there is no prohibition of showing your hair. It’s not that hair cannot be seen. It’s an identity, as opposed to having to cover your hair.” His flowing locks are so long he can wrap them up without a hair band or elastic.