Hinduism origin - In India 4000 years ago, Religion type - Polytheistic, Symbol - Om, Places of worship - Temples, festivals, homes, Hinduism was started by who? - Aryans, What is the Vedas - Sacred texts written in the Sanskrit language, What is Dharma - Describes a person's duties based on that individual's place in society., Caste system - A right social class system in India. People could only move from one caste to another through reincarnation., Reincarnation - The cycle of birth, death, and rebirth., Karma - A force that determines the form that a being will take when it is reborn into the next life (one's good and bad acts), Brahman - A universal spirit. The goal is to one day escape the cycles of reincarnation., Cows - Cows are sacred in the Hindu faith., River - A river Is a symbol for the soul. (the Ganges River), How many gods in Hinduism? - There are millions of gods in Hinduism., Holidays - Diwali and Holi, Diwali - The festival of lights., Holi - Is the festival which marks the end of winter and the start of spring in March or April. There are processions and people light bonfires and cover each other with colorful powder., Clothing - Sari, Sherwani, Bindi, Henna, Sari - Long, richly colored and embellished fabric that women wrap and drape over their body's., Sherwani - A formal, long sleeved outer garment with a stand up collar worn by men, buttoning up to the neck and ending below the knee, Bindi - It is often a red dot between the eyebrows on the forehead. It represents a third inner eye to focus inward toward God. It is also worn by women as a sign of marriage., Henna - Is a dye of plants used as decoration in many celebrations.,

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