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IIRC, Some sects of Sikhs do not insist (or perhaps even shun) the wearing of the turban. I think the original core population of Sikhs that emigrated to Canada
by billfruit 7y ago
IIRC, Some sects of Sikhs do not insist (or perhaps even shun) the wearing of the turban. I think the original core population of Sikhs that emigrated to Canada were mostly these non-Khalsa Sikhs.
- arshneet 7y agoI'd say this is not entirely correct. There is no sect of Sikhism that shuns the turban to the best of my knowledge. And, I think there is this gross misunderstanding that you have to wear the turban to be a Sikh. As a Khalsa, you have to have unshorn hair, and turban is a practical way to cover it up. In fact, turban isn't mandatory when looking at the technicalities (there are a lot of Sikhs who might disagree with me on this). The Kes (unshorn hair) are. And, that too is a requirement only for Khalsa. I'm a Sikh (not Khalsa), but I keep unshorn hair and wear a turban because I like it. And, there are a lot of people like myself. A lot of non-Khalsa Sikhs wear turbans as a step towards the path to becoming a Khalsa.