Sikhism is Monotheistic. That means that people in the religion only serve one god. People who are Sikhism are called Sikhs. 

               What is Sikhism?

A Religion is when a person or group of people believe in the same thing. Normally it includes a god, or many gods.

           What is Sikhism? 

Sikh people also let anyone curious about it, or wanting to be part of it join. SO they would say yes if you asked to join, No matter who you are.

     Can Canadians be Sikh?

You can be Sikh in Canada! Canada is a very accepting place. There are some things Canada promised they won't take away. In part of it, it says that Canadians can choose any religion. And 6 percent of Canadians are already Sikh!

Sikhs have a tradition not to cut hair. Its very interesting. I think long hair is cool, not matter who it's on. DO you have long hair? 

   Sikhism Culture and Dress

 Sikhism Dress and Fashion

Have you ever seen a person with a long beard? Well Sikh's have long beards too. They are nice looking.

  Sikhism Dress and Fashion

What do they wear? Well here is a list of the items. They wear a Kurta. This is a shirt with little color. They also normally wear cotton pants. They also have a large turban. A turban is like headband but bigger, and can hold their long hair. 

For woman they have a turban, and a chunni. A chunni is very similar to a scarf. They also wear loose fitting pants. Both of the outfits are used at different celebrations

  Sikhism Dress and Fashion

      Sikhism Traditions and                          Culture

Parts of Sikh culture include not smoking, to cover their head in the presence of the Guru, and to take their shoes off before seeing the Guru. 

Some traditions are that most Sikh people bathe daily, to meditate on God daily, and to talk to your family often.

                     Sikh Values

They also make honesty, compassion humility and generosity very important in their life. This helps show they are displaying the Guru at all times. They also value life, and the will to live. So anything that puts life in danger like ciggerettes, is not allowed.

Generosity is giving, Humility is thinking your less important then others. And compassion is caring for others. And honesty is not lying.

               Sikh Values

Do you find some of these things important? Like if someone was honest about taking something and gave it back you would be happy, right?