introduction
Birth is the arrival of a being on Earth; marriage signifies the being’s transition into marital life and then, frequently, family life. The being’s departure from this world signifies the end of life. Across various cultures, people have developed traditions surrounding such events, incorporating specific rites, rituals, customs, and cultural practices. Every culture has its own way of welcoming a newborn, celebrating the joy of marital union, and mourning and bidding farewell to the deceased.
Similarly, the Sikh tradition considers the following four important phases of human life: birth, initiation, marriage, and death. In the ‘Sikh Rahit Maryada’ (The Sikh Code of Conduct and Conventions), which has been approved by the Panth and publi ...
