Aboriginal Rituals

Rituals traditional Aboriginal spirituality believes that everything (daily life and environment) is filled with spirit power being attentive to the physical environment helps people to see the power in the environment

Rituals Cont’d… Prayer is important: God is the Creator and through prayer they give thanks for the Creator’s gifts prayers come in a variety of sung and spoken forms, may involve offering a gift or sacrifice prayer is done before and after actions such as waking, sleeping, hunting, planting, and harvesting

Rituals Cont’d… traditional spiritual practices of Aboriginal peoples have a strong relationship to the physical environment and an underlying belief that all life is interconnected some rituals are done daily, others mark special events in a person’s life or seasonal or community events

JigSaw Activity: Everyday & Seasonal Rituals in your expert groups complete the chart for your assigned ritual return to your home group and share your ritual with the rest of the group fill in the rest of your chart

Homework read pages 81-83 in your textbook about “Life-Cycle Rituals” and answer the questions on the handout