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1. Creation accounts

   • 1st
     • 1st day - light + dark
     • 6th day - land animals including humans
     • 3rd day - land, sea + plants
     • 4th day - night + seasons
     • 5th day - living creatures in sky and sea
     • 2nd day - sky + earth
     • 7th day - rest
     • older of the 2
   • 2nd
     • later account
       • God caused it to rain upon the earth, formed man from dust, breathed life from his nostrils, put in garden of Eden, made a river that divides into 2 branches, nade animals as helpers for man, warned not to eat from the tree of knowledge, took rib from man and made woman, snake tempted adam + eve into eating the fruit from the tree of knowledge, A + E were given understanding, A + E + snake were punished.

2. Sikhism

   • Guru Granth Sahib
     • holy book
     • treated like a person
       • put to bed
       • whip used to keep away flies
     • Script by all gurus
     • the last enternal guru
   • principles
     • 3 main principles
       • Nam Siman
         • remembering god at all times
       • Kirat karma
         • earning on an honest living
           • story of Malak Bhago and Lalo
       • Vand Chakna
         • sharing with less fortunate
     • flexible, adaptable, timeless, general, not rules
   • equality
     • men and women have different roles but are seen as equals before god
   • Sikh weddings
     • bride wears red
     • father gives one end of scarf to his daughter the bride
     • walk around GGS 4 times
     • often held at the gurdwara as a GGS has to be present
     • anand sanskar
   • the gurdwara
     • wash before entering
     • food hall
     • includes many community facilities including classrooms