Some Sikhs are vegetarian. The religion allows individual choice about meat consumption. However, it is forbidden to eat meat from animals slaughtered according to religious guidelines, and therefore Sikhs do not eat halal or kosher meat. Sikhs do not consume alcohol.
Sikhs who are not vegetarian may choose to abstain from eating pork or beef. However, all Sikhs are prohibited from eating any meat that has been ritually slaughtered including halal or kosher meats4.
Roti or Phulka are among traditional Sikh foods. These are flatbreads made with wholemeal flour.
Sikh's refrain from eating any meat products including eggs and fish. Here is a list of ingredients that could be non-vegetarian, therefore non-offerable to Guru Ji (in a Gurdwara) or the Sangat. In general, devotees only offer lacto-vegetarian items (no meat, fish, or eggs).
Many Sikhs are also vegetarians. Many Sikhs will not eat Halal or Kosher meat as they believe they are not killed humanly.
Dietary avoidance out of politeness. Sikhs also generally avoid eating beef because the cow, the buffalo and the ox are an integral part of rural Sikh livelihoods. Similarly, they avoid eating pork when they are in the company of Muslims. However, there is no religious prohibition about eating beef and pork.
Intoxication – A Sikh must not take hemp (cannabis), opium, liquor, tobacco, cocaine, narcotics, etc. In short, any intoxicant is not allowed.
Diet. Sikhs who have taken Amrit (baptised) are vegetarians. They will exclude from their diet eggs, fish and any ingredients with animal derivatives or cooked in animal fat. Dairy produce is acceptable providing it is free from animal fat e.g. cheese made from non animal rennet.
As mentioned previously in this thread, Guru Sahib has said that milk and butter are pure - Guru Nanak Dev ji used the example of milk in the Malik Bhago and Bhai Lalo sakhi with the two rotis. Guru Sahib made butter a central ingredient of degh. So, these Sikhs are not against the concept of dairy.
This includes regular maintenance of hair which includes but is not limited to combing at least twice daily, washing regularly and not allowing for public touching.
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.
There is no concept or Maryada (code) of divorce in the Sikh religion. Civil divorce is considered a very grave matter. When the marriage takes place the husband and wife agree in the presence of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji to stay with each other and love and honor each other for life.
“Religious symbols and Gurbani verses ought to be respected, not flaunted in such disrespectful manner. We appeal to the masses to refrain from engraving the Sikh religious symbols on their body,” said SGPC chief Harjinder Singh Dhami.
Generally speaking, Sikhs do no celebrate the religious meaning behind Christmas but take part in the festivities through charitable endeavours, and spending time with family.
Charhdi Kala (Optimism-exalted spirit) A Sikh is required to be optimistic and ready to face and address the problems; He should be courageous and ready to sacrifice for righteous cause. Passiveness, gloominess, despair and depression has no place in Sikh life.
In Sikhism, Karah Parshad (Punjabi: ਕੜਾਹ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦ (Gurmukhi)), alternatively known as Deg or Degh (literally meaning "cooking pot"), is a type of whole wheat flour halva made with equal portions of whole-wheat flour, clarified butter, and sugar and double quantity of water.
On eating and raising animals
According to the official Code of Conduct for Sikhs, the only absolute rule about eating meat is to avoid ritually slaughtered meat (halal) as per practice during the time of Guru Gobind Singh Ji.
Sikhs are thus not allowed to eat any food prepared through a ritualistic process. Sikhs are not meant to eat Kosher (Jewish food prepared by a special ritual/process), or Halaal (Muslim meat prepared with a special ritual). Sikhs are also not supposed to drink alcohol or consume any other intoxicants.
Yes, a Sikh can marry a non-Sikh, but it depends on whether the non-Sikh is willing to believe in Guru Sahib. Sikhs believe that when people marry, their souls become one. Guru then blesses the union after the couple submits to him in reverence. If the non-Sikh can't submit to Guru, their souls can't unite.
The Sikh religion forbids the use of alcohol and other intoxicants. Sikhs are also not allowed eat meat - the principle is to keep the body pure. All gurdwaras are supposed to follow the Sikh code, known as the Akal Takht Sandesh, which comes from the highest Sikh authority in India.
Sikh Singh & Kaur should NOT have a boyfriend or girlfriend..you should NOT kiss a person of the opposite sex till MARRIAGE..... According to Sikh tradition, a boy and girl are introduced to one another or the idea of marriage is facilitated by a middle-person known as “bacholaa” or “match-maker”.
Sikhs. The Sikh religion forbids cutting or shaving any bodily hair.
Joura, this rule means that Sikh believers, women included, should refrain from “chopping, trimming, shaving, waxing or even tweezing their hair.” While there are no penalties as such, doing otherwise is “considered disrespectful to the religion,” says Mr.
The Three Golden Rules which Sikhs follow are to remember God constantly, to earn an honest livelihood, and to share their earnings with everyone through charity. Sikhs show commitment to their faith by adopting a way of life which requires them to wear the Five K's.