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+PUNJABI CULTURE
Introduction
Geography and climate
Cultural heritage
Religion
Communication
Important festivals
Music and folk
Dresses of Punjab
Art and craft
Literature of Punjab
+INTRODUCTION TO PUNJABI
CULTURE
One of the oldest in world history
Word ‘Punjab’ is derived from Persian words ‘Panj’ and ‘Ab’
Its main areas are: Punjabi philosophy, poetry, spirituality, education, artistry, music cuisine, traditions, values and history
+GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE
Situated in North-eastern part of India
Climate is determined by extreme hot and cold conditions
Three main seasons: summer, rainy and winter
Two transitional seasons: post monsoon and post winter season
+CULTURAL HERITAGE
An advanced urban culture that flourished over 8000 years ago
Its cities were known as ‘Mohenjodaro’
Harappa- refer Punjabi culture as the INDUS VALLEY CIVILIZATION
Punjabi culture dates back to 7000-20,000 BC
15th century- Shri Guru Nanak Dev ji founded Sikh religion
19th century- British rule, several Punjabi freedom fighters
In 1947- at the end of British rule, the Punjab was split between India and Pakistan
+RELIGION Most of people in Punjab belongs
to Sikh religion (60%)
37% - Hinduism, and 3% - Islam, Buddhism, Christianity, Jainism
There are five Takhts (Temporal Seats) of Sikhism, three are in Punjab
The holiest of Sikh shrines- Shri Harmandir Sahib ji (or Golden Temple) is located in the holy city of Amritsar
During major holidays on Sikh calendar, such as Guruparv, Sikh gather and march virtually through towns and cities.
http://www.worldgurudwaras.com/world-gurudwaras
http://youtu.be/f4Kxsh4xRTI
+COMMUNICATION
This include verbal and non-verbal elements and different style
‘Punjabi’ is the most spoken language
It is dominant in key institutions, such as business, agriculture, industry, government and police
+MUSIC, FOLK
Male dances:
• Bhangra, Malwai Giddha
• Jhumar
• Dhamaal
Female dances:
• Sammi
• Giddha
• Jaago
• Kikli
• http://youtu.be/3BxMMQs-6nQ
+DRESSES OF PUNJAB
Men wear kurta pajama
Sikh men wear turban too
Women wear Salwaar kameez
Phulkari adds to traditional costumes
+ART AND CRAFT
Two types: craft of rural areas and craft of urban area
Wood work skills
Gold and silver work
Weaving
Embroidery
Wood work
+LITERATURE OF PUNJAB
Punjabi literature have deep meaning and different use of words
Large number of Punjabi works are translated into various languages
Waris Shah is best known for his seminal work- Heer-Ranja
Bulleh Shah was punjabi sufi poet
+IMMIGRATION TO CANADA
The Indo-Canadian community started around the beginning of the 20th century
According to the records of 2012, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) issued 17,608 visas to people from India’s Punjab region, which is thrice of the number in 2005
Also high level of student visas were issued, approximately 5200.
http://www.unitedsikhs.org/sikh-aid.php
+INDIAN FOOD
Indian preparation encompasses a large sort of regional cuisines native to Asian nation.
these cuisines vary considerably from one another and use domestically on the market spices, herbs, meat, vegetables, and fruits. Indian food is additionally heavily influenced by non secular and cultural selections.
The development of those cuisines are formed by Hindu and Jain beliefs, and particularly by diet, that could be a growing dietary trend in Indian society.
Indian food preparation has been and remains evolving, as a results of the nation's cultural interactions with alternative societies
+PUNJABI FOOD
Punjabi food consist of ‘roti’ and ‘sabji’
Famous is ‘Makki di roti’ and ‘saag’
Punjabi spices consists of onion, garlic, ginger and corriander
Restaurant-style Punjabi cookery uses giant amounts of drawn butter, butter and cream
whereas home-cooked equivalents focus on whole wheat, rice, and different ingredients flavored with masala.
Stuffed parathas, samosas are queit famous
Common sweets are barfi, gulaab-jamun and ras-malai