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Quiz Time. Racial Harmony Quiz. Primary 2. How do Tamils greet one another?. Primary 2. They say vanakkam . If in the morning, then we say kalai vanakkam , in the afternoon, we say mathiya vanakkam and in the evening we say malai vanakkam . Primary 3.
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Quiz Time Racial Harmony Quiz
Primary 2 How do Tamils greet one another?
Primary 2 • They say vanakkam. • If in the morning, then we say kalai vanakkam, in the afternoon, we say mathiya vanakkam and in the evening we say malai vanakkam.
Primary 3 As part of their Hari Raya Haji celebrations, many Muslims go to a very special place in the Middle East. Name this place?
Primary 3 • Mecca is a very important place for Muslims. • It is the place where Prophet Muhamammad was born and where the holy Ka’aba stands. • If they have enough money, all Muslimsmust go to Mecca at least once in their life to performHaj.
Primary 6 During the seventh month of the Chinese Calendar, people often make offerings of food. Why do they do this and to whom do they offer the food?
Primary 6 • It is the hungry ghost festival. • The ghost leave hell for a one-month holiday in our world. • After being shut away in hell all year, they are hungry for human food. • If they do not have a good time, they hang around to haunt us all year long.
Primary 2 What must Muslims do for 1 month before they celebrate Hari Raya Eidil Fitri?
Primary 2 • Muslims fast during Ramadan. They do not eat and drink from sunrise to sunset. • They do this to show their love for Allah. It also helps them to know what it feels like to be poor and hungry.
Primary 3 Three things are seen and heard during Chinese New year - the colour red, bright lights and drum beats. Why are these things associated with Chinese New Year?
Primary 3 • A big monster bullied a village a long time ago. Every year, before Chinese New Year, he came down from his mountain and ate a person or two. • Somebody found out that this monster was scared of the colour red, bright lights and loud noises. • That year, everyone hung up red paper and lit their lanterns. When the monster came, they banged on their pots and pans. • The monster was so scared he ran away and never came back.
Primary 6 What is the festival called where Hindu devotees walk over hot coals?
Primary 6 • Thimithi literally means walking on fire in Tamil. • Men in yellow clothes walk barefoot over the hot coals. Some run, some hop, and others tiptoe very fast. Then they dip their feet into a pit of cooling milk. • Thimithi is how Hindus show their love for goddess Draupadi who lays her magic sari over the hot coals to prevent her devotees’ feet from burning.
Primary 2 What do youngsters receive from elders on Chinese New Year Day? (You must know its Chinese name!) Hint: It is red in colour.
Primary 2 • Grown-ups give the children red paper packets with money inside them. • They are called hong bao.
Primary 3 During Thaipusam, what do Hindu devotees carry?
Primary 3 • They carry the kavadi. • It is in the form of a silver cage, covered with peacock fathers. • It is normally carried by men who worship Lord Muruga. Some are saying thank you to him. Others are keeping promises that they have made to him. And others are asking for his blessings.
Primary 6 On which night in the month of Ramadan is Lailatul Qadar? Hint: It is between 22 to 28.
Primary 6 • It is on the 27th night. • On this night, many years ago, the sky opened up and Allah sent angles down to the world. They took the Qur’an, a holy book of instructions, to a man named Muhammad who became the Prophet of Allah. • Now every year on the same night, the sky opens up and angles fly down to earth. They pick up all the prayers and take them straight to Allah.
