Spiritual Life
Food contributes not only to our physical survival, but to the quality of our spiritual life and celebrations as well. We all have different spiritual beliefs, and often different foods play important roles in our various traditions. Below are some questions that will help you explore the role food plays in our religions and our spiritual traditions.
Each person in your group will be responsible for explaining your answers to another group, so make sure to work together and understand each other’s answers!
1. What holidays do we have where food plays a role? What is the holiday like, and why is the food important?
2. In our group, how are our holiday foods similar or different?
3. Do any of us know how to make these foods? If so, who taught us? If not, who could we learn from?
4. What would our celebrations be like if these foods weren’t available? How would we feel?
Food contributes not only to our physical survival, but to the quality of our spiritual life and celebrations as well. We all have different spiritual beliefs, and often different foods play important roles in our various traditions. Below are some questions that will help you explore the role food plays in our religions and our spiritual traditions.
Each person in your group will be responsible for explaining your answers to another group, so make sure to work together and understand each other’s answers!
1. What holidays do we have where food plays a role? What is the holiday like, and why is the food important?
2. In our group, how are our holiday foods similar or different?
3. Do any of us know how to make these foods? If so, who taught us? If not, who could we learn from?
4. What would our celebrations be like if these foods weren’t available? How would we feel?