SAINT MARY MACKILLOP TIMELINE

CREATION STORIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD

THE HINDU CREATION STORY

THE BUDDHIST CREATION STORY

THE RAINBOW SERPENT INTRODUCTION

Questions:

1. What is the Rainbow Serpent, and in what ways is it associated with the beginnings of life and death on Earth?
2. In what ways might we not show respect to the Rainbow Serpent?
3. How does the Rainbow Serpent express its anger when we do not properly show respect to it?
4. Are there any similarities between the Catholic creation stories and the Aboriginal, Rainbow Serpent, creation story?