2. Holi Learning Objective To be able to answer the question: How does the festival of Holi show equality?

3. Get your planners ready! RED if you think it is NOT fair GREEN if you think it IS fair Is this fair?

4. Plays for Arsenal Over 126 caps for England (most caps ever) Represented their country at the Olympics Player of the year 2005 Plays for Arsenal Over 126 caps for England (most caps ever) Represented their country at the Olympics Player of the year 2005 Plays for Barcelona Over 83 caps for Argentina Represented their country at the Olympics Player of the year 2009 Plays for Barcelona Over 83 caps for Argentina Represented their country at the Olympics Player of the year 2009 Rachel Yankey Lionel Messi

5. What other examples of unfairness can you think of?

6. Examples Women couldn’t vote in the UK until 1918 (30+) Gay people only very recently allowed to get married (2014) Apartheid in South Africa Jewish people in the Holocaust Caste System in India? What other examples of unfairness can you think of?

7. Equality – When people are treated the same no matter how old they are, what gender they are, what religion they are, how much money they have etc. Keywords

8. Holi The Festival of Colours is a Hindu Festival, colours are showered on people dressed in white clothes and the community merges together. People exchange well wishes, sweets and gifts. This festival is about letting go whatever has happened and enjoy life together with friends and family. How is equality symbolised at Holi?

9. Holi is celebrated by Hindu’s across the world. During Holi there are no distinctions between caste, class, age, and gender. Everybody gets involved in the celebrations. Equality is symbolised at Holi

10. Prince Prahlad thought people should only worship God (Vishnu). His dad, the King, thought people should worship him instead of God. The King and his sister, Holika, tried to kill Prahlad because they didn't agree with what he thought. They tried lots of ways and none worked. Finally, they put him on a fire but God saved Prahlad and Holika was killed instead. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dnc2NQ8uPRQ Story remembered at Holi festival

11. Complete your worksheet Story remembered at Holi festival

12. You are going to organise a Holi festival celebration for pupils and staff at Wildern In groups design a poster to advertise your Holi festival It must include: – Background story of Holi and interesting facts – Explanation of how equality is symbolised at Holi – What food they could try and how it links to festival – Information such as date and time – Information about what activities will take place (and why) – Lots of colour! Holi Festival Poster Task The best posters will go on display!

13. What is the most interesting thing you have learnt this lesson? Think, pair, share Lesson Reflection