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Folk beliefs are most widespread in rural areas, [4] and this "popular religion" has been described as the religious practices of Punjab's "subordinate social sector," with miracle-working saints, malevolent deities, evil spirits, witchcraft and other occult practices, and village sites, where these practices are often centered.
Book cover of Tales of the Punjab by Flora Annie Steel. Academic folkloristic research into and the collecting of the large corpus of Punjabi folktales began during the colonial-era by Britishers, such as Flora Annie Steel's three papers on her studies of local Punjabi folktales (1880), with a translation of three fables into English, [2] Richard Carnac Temple's The Legends of the Punjab (1884 ...
Punjabi culture grew out of the settlements along the five rivers (the name Punjab, is derived from two Persian words, Panj meaning "Five" and Âb meaning "Water") which served as an important route to the Near East as early as the ancient Indus Valley civilization, dating back to 3000 BCE. [1]
Folk practices in Punjab; Puran Bhagat; Q. Punjabi Qisse; R. Raja Rasalu; Raja Sálbán; S. Sassui Punnhun; Sohni Mahiwal This page was last edited on 30 July 2023 ...
Folk practices in Punjab; Punjabi folklore; Punjabi language; Punjabi language writers in the United Kingdom; Punjabi nationalism; Punjabis; Punjabi Tamba and Kurta;
Lohri is a popular winter Dogra [2] [3] and Punjabi [4] folk festival celebrated primarily in Northern India. [note 1] The significance and legends about the Lohri festival are many and these link the festival to the Duggar region [2] and Punjab region. [6] It is believed by many that the festival marks the passing of the winter solstice.
The Punjabi language has a rich literature of qisse, most of which are about love, passion, betrayal, sacrifice, social values and a common man's revolt against a larger system. In the Punjabi tradition, friendship, loyalty, love and qaul (verbal agreement or promise) are given utmost importance and most of the stories in the qisse hinge on ...
Folk dances of Punjab (8 P) F. Punjabi folklore (1 C, 15 P) M. Punjabi folk music (2 C, 7 P) R. Punjabi folk religion (11 P) This page was last edited on 15 May 2024 ...