During RE day, we studied pilgrimage and learned about the Hajj. It is one of the 5 pillars of Islam and every Muslim is expected to make this journey to Mecca in their lifetime. Many famous people including Paul Pogba (Manchester United footballer) have made this journey.
We recreated the 7 stages that are performed during the Hajj. These include:
We recreated the 7 stages that are performed during the Hajj. These include:
- Washing (wudu) in a ritual way and dressing in all white so everyone is equal (no Gucci tracksuits here!).
- Walking around the Kaaba in Mecca seven times.
- Running between two Mountains searching for water.
- Camping outside at Mina, praying and reflecting.
- Finding stones at Mount Arafat to throw at three pillars which represents getting rid of bad thoughts, actions and deeds.
- Returning to Mecca to walk around the Kaaba seven times again.
- Shaving off our hair (which we didn’t do!) and then celebrating together.
The children enjoyed the role play activity and discussed how it would feel to be part of this massive event. The understanding of how diverse we all are was discovered during our discussions throughout our day.
