Religious Studies GCSE
Langar
What Langar means in Religious Studies GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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A free community kitchen that serves vegetarian food to all visitors regardless of their religion, caste, gender, or wealth.
Free food shared during celebrations, reinforcing core Sikh values of equality and community.
Community meal that celebrations typically involve.
The free community kitchen in a gurdwara where everyone eats together as equals.
Topics that use Langar
- Component 1: The study of religions: beliefs, teachings (AQA GCSE)
- Practices (AQA GCSE)
- Sikhism - 3.1.7.1 Beliefs and teachings (AQA GCSE)
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