Behind the Fashion of Punjabi Sikhs || The 5 K’s of Sikhism

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Fact:

I originally wanted to make this video about “How Punjabi Sikh’s often get mistakenly labeled as muslims....”

Truth:

This video took a turn into learning about how Muslim or Sikh fashions are completely different. People on this side of the world already have a knowledge of this and would never mistake the two. I hope my video is a good catalyst for others to gain this knowledge as well.

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fact:

The McDonalds closest to The Golden Temple, Harmandir Sahib, is completely vegetarian. They sell a vegetarian version of the Big Mac called, Maharaja Mac.

On this Mac you will find: crusty cheesy corn patty, topped with chunky vegetable-cocktail sauce served with pungent jalapeño slices, red onion slices, cheddar cheese slice & crisp iceberg lettuce. Traditionally a Sikh does not eat meat or drink alcohol.

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My translator was a teenager I met on the street. He was studying english for his Canadian visa. Over the course of two weeks he introduced me to over 80 family members. 

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Over 100,000 people eat at the Golden Temple every day at no cost, making it the largest free kitchen in the world.

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Over the course of filming I changed hotels five times to keep unwanted visitors away. 

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In the past women were often criticized for traveling alone at night. You can find some families who still condemn female independence in their household, but many households are advocating for change.

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Population of Amritsar:

2.8 million 

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Facts about religion, Sikhism in the Punjabi state of India:

1 || Sikhism is the world's fifth-largest religion in the world (25 million people).

2 || Sikhism was founded only 500 years ago.

3 || It is a monotheistic religion, hence believing in one God.

4 || Sikhism rejects the caste system and considers all humans to be equal.

5 || Fashion or specific articles of clothing are very important to Sikhs. They are known as The Five Ks. They were ordered by the 10th Guru, Guru Gobind Singh. (What TracingThought’s documentary is about.) 

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