What are the main Sikh ceremonies or rites of passage?
At birth the child is taken to the Gurdwara to be named as indicated above. The ‘Khande di Pahul’ or Amrit is an initiation ceremony which brings a person into membership of the Khalsa. The marriage ceremony, based on the potential of creating a happy and loving life and home together, takes place in the gurdwara with the couple sitting in front of the Guru Granth Sahib. Sikhs are usually cremated and the daily bedtime prayer is read during the cremation. Family and friends will normally gather at a gurdwara where relevant hymns from the Guru Granth Sahib are sung.
