Times of Significance
Worksheet
Caitriona Quirke
[Note: You may wish to read the Research Material on the concept ‘Ritual’
in Section E Part 2 before using this worksheet]
Everyday
I hear the alarm clock
I get up
I stretch
I turn off the alarm clock
I have a shower
I get dressed
I eat my breakfast
I wash my teeth
I pack my bag
I make my lunch
I brush my hair
I check that I have my keys
I say goodbye
I leave the house
This is a list of things that people do every day. It is called a ROUTINE.
There is nothing special about a routine, it is just something that we follow every
day. Routines are very ordinary.
See if you can write your ordinary
routine!
Start like this : Everyday I ...
Everyday I
Turn to the person beside you.
Do your have the same routine?
Every day is not a routine day.
The following is not a routine day, it looks nearly the same as an ordinary day but
there is a big difference.
What differences can you see between this day and the usual everyday routine?
I hear the alarm clock
I get up
I run and look for the postman
I turn off the alarm clock
I have a shower
I get dressed
I eat my special birthday breakfast with my family
I open my family birthday presents
I wash my teeth
I pack my bag
I make my lunch
I brush my hair
I check that I have my keys
I say goodbye
I thank my family for my presents
I leave the house
I look forward to my birthday party
Ordinary things happen during this day. But this day is a special day. It is a special
time.
Why do we celebrate our birthday and consider it to be a special time?
Make a list of special actions that
might happen on your birthday
Make a list of other special times and
special actions that happen at special
times
These special actions at special times are called SIGNIFICANT RITUALS
So significant rituals are special actions that take place at special times.
“All time is not the same”
Fill in the missing spaces!
Time
Example
Example
Time can be
routine
Time can be
significant
Getting up
Washing Dishes
Example
My Birthday
Find another word for
Sacred
Time can also be Sacred
OHYL
The time when people from any religious tradition celebrate rituals or remember
past events is important.
It is called sacred time.
Here are some examples.
Religion
Sacred Time
Purpose
Christianity
Communion
A celebration of the presence
of Jesus Christ
Islam
Friday Prayer
To sing God’s praises
Judaism
The Sabbath
A time of rest to focus on
family, spiritual and moral
values
Hinduism
Kumbh Mela
To celebrate life without end
Buddhism
Meditation
To come nearer perfect truth or
Nirvana
So
All time is not the same
Time can be routine
Time can be significant
Time can be sacred
Show that you know the difference!
Place each "time" under the correct heading
Routine
Breakfast
Easter
Bedtime
Homework
Wedding
Anniversary
Ramadan
Baptism
Food shopping
Watching tv
Religion class
Pilgrimage
My birthday
First day at
school
Making a phone
Significant
Sacred
call
Christmas Day
Washing teeth
Walking
Lunch time
Starting a new
job
Assembly
Moving house
Writing a letter
Waking up
Going to the
doctor
Puja
Valentine's Day
The Sabbath
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