21.FOOD AND FUN

TLO: To define what is community eating. To list the occasions when we have community eating. To define what is Langar.Where it is organized and how?

Points to Ponder: When large number of people of a community eat together, it is called community eating.The cooking and eating together in a Gurudwara is called Langar.In Langar many people work together in a big kitchen, they cut vegetables, cook food in big utensils.Kadhah prasad is a kind of Halwa served in Gurudwara. It is made up of ghee and flour.After the Ardaas in Gurudwara kadhah is distributed to people.Community eating gives the message of equality and oneness amongst the people of all communities.

Answer the following.1. What do you understand by community eating?Ans: When large number of people of a community eat together is called community eating.

2. What is Langar?Ans: The cooking and eating together in a Gurudwara is called Langar.

3.What happens in Gurudwara after Ardaas is over?Ans: In Gurudwara after ardaas is over Kadhah prasad is distributed.

4.What message do we get when we see people eating together in a langar?Ans: We get the message of equality and oneness amongst the people of all communities, when we see the people eating together in Langar.

Fill in the Blanks:a) Kadhah prasad is a kind of Halwa.b) After Ardaas kadhah is distributed.c) In langar roties are baked on tandoor.d) Food in the Gurudwara kitchen is cooked in huge vessels.e) People sat down in rows to have langar.

Activity:Draw few vessels used cooking in large scale.