Strand E: Rites and Observance

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At a glance

Curriculum expectations

E1 — demonstrate an understanding of the type of daily observances associated with various religions and belief traditions and of the role of these observances in the lives of adherents
E2 — demonstrate an understanding of the ways in which rituals and rites reflect the understandings and principles of various religions and belief traditions

Lessons

The daily prayerThe daily practice of prayer: what it is, what teaching it reflects and where it began (E1.1, E1.2, E1.3).
A festival and a rite of passageThe origin and meaning of a festival (E2.2).

Brief

The Rites and Observance strand: daily observances and the rituals and rites that reflect a tradition's principles. The museum maps the prayer, a festival and the marriage contract. ¹

Sources

Ontario Ministry of Education, The Ontario Curriculum: Social Sciences and Humanities

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islam.museum contributors. “Strand E: Rites and Observance”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/course/ca-on-g11-hrt3m-e/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-12.

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