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Year 3

Festivals: How do ancient stories influence modern celebrations?

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  • Continuity, change and diversity

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In this unit pupils investigate two festivals: Diwali and Christmas. They make links between the concept of dharma and the celebrations at Diwali. They investigate how Diwali is changing in recent times. In addition, they analyse how Christmas has changed in its meaning in the UK today.

Pupils have investigated the concept of dharma in Year 2. In this unit they learn how dharma is central to stories in the Ramayana and how Hindus celebrate Diwali today. They build on their study of incarnation and Christmas in Year 1 to look at contemporary views of Christmas and how it has different interpretations and meanings for both Christians and other religious and non-religious worldviews.

  1. The story of Rama and Sita
  2. The Ramayana: deeper meanings
  3. Diwali in India and the UK
  4. Learning from data about Christmas in the UK
  5. The changing nature of Christmas in the UK
  6. Celebrating seasons: Winter solstice

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