Lesson on 11th February: New birth celebrations
It was announced today that there’ll be a new baby arriving in the class and we need to celebrate!
We started by thinking about the way in which religious people celebrate new birth and the symbolism used. For example, Christians give a candle to the child to symbolise or represent moving from darkness into light. Muslims shave the head of their child and give the hair’s weight in silver or gold to charity - they recognise that the child is a gift from God and they give this money as a symbol of their gratitude to God.
In small groups we were coming up with out own ceremonies to celebrate our new baby. We thought about values that the group held (liking horses, valuing friends, appreciating certain kinds of music etc.) and then came up with a ceremony to symbolise those values. You filled in a form like this to organise your thoughts.
Be sure to bring everything you need to the next lesson (Wednesday after half term) so that you can show the ceremony to the rest of the class. If you have any questions then leave a comment and I’ll respond to you.
Good luck! I look forward to finding out what you’ve done…
Tags: New Birth, Rites of Passage