Places of Worship Class 2 Notes SST

Religions of the World

• Religions are different ways people believe in and understand life. 
• Some, like Christianity, Islam, and Judaism, believe in one God. 
• Others, like Hinduism, believe in many Gods and Goddesses . 
• Buddhism focuses on finding personal peace and wisdom, 
• While Jainism teaches about living a good life without believing in a higher power.
  

These are the universal teachings of all religions:

• We should be tolerant, helpful, truthful and kind to others.
• We should love each other.

In India, people of all religions offer their prayers to God at home and at religious places. They celebrate festivals and every religion follows its religious/sacred book and teachings. All religions teach good values and ways of leading a good life. We must respect all religions.

Places of Worship

• Hindus offer prayers to different gods and goddesses in the temples and at their homes. 
• The holy book of the Hindus is the Bhagavad Gita, and their most important festival is Diwali. 
• Other festivals celebrated are Ram Navami, Dussehra, Janmashtami, Holi and many others. 
• The epics Ramayana and Mahabharata are read by most Hindus.

Church

• Christians offer prayers in a church. They offer their prayers to Jesus Christ. 
• Every Sunday morning, prayers are held in the church. 
• The holy book of the Christians is the Holy Bible. 
• The most important festival of the Christians is Christmas. Christians sing carols and hymns on Christmas.

Gurudwara

• Sikhs pray in a gurdwara. The holy book of Sikhs is called the Guru Granth Sahib. 
• The Guru Granth Sahib has thousands of hymns or prayers which are called the gurubani. 
• These hymns are sung in the gurdwara. The most important festival of the Sikhs is Gurupurab. 
• The most famous holy place of the Sikhs is the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
  

Mosque

• A mosque is a special place where Muslims gather to pray and worship. 
• Muslims also pray at home, but the mosque holds a significant place in their religious practice.
• Their holy book, the Quran Sharif, contains the teachings and guidance for Muslims. 
• The most important festival of the Muslims is Eid.

Summary

• There are many religions in the world.
• All religions are good and we must respect them.
• All religions teach us good things and people follow the teachings of their holy books.
• People pray in the church, mosque, temples, gurdwaras and also at home.