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Agriculture has been the major economic feature of the Punjab and has therefore formed the foundation of Punjabi culture, with one's social status being determined by landownership. [1] The Punjab emerged as an important agricultural region, especially following the Green Revolution during the mid-1960's to the mid-1970's, has been described as ...
Illustration of Gogaji, based on a rock sculpture at Mandore, published in Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan (vol. II). 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 ...
Culture of Punjab, India (15 C) ... Punjabi wedding traditions; Q. Qila Raipur Sports Festival; ... This page was last edited on 1 May 2024, ...
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 ...
Folk dancers from Punjab performing at six-day Folk Dance Festival ‘Lok Tarang, in New Delhi on January 19, 2007. Giddha is a popular women folk dance in the Punjab region. Giddha displays a traditional mode of performing Punjabi femininity, as seen through dress, choreography, and language. [7]
Government of Punjab, Pakistan, under Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar approved the celebrations of Punjab Culture Day at national level. [9] [10] Usman Buzdar described that the purpose to observe the Punjab Culture Day is to highlight different facets of Punjab culture and the land of Punjab is filled with hospitality, love and affection. [11]
The culture of Lahore refers to the cultural traditions and customs from Lahore, which form a central part of the Punjabi culture, and is a manifestation of the lifestyle, history, festivals, literature, music, language, politics, cuisine and socio-economic conditions of its people.
Syed Ahmad Sultan, popularly known as Sakhi Sarwar, was a 12th-century Sufi saint of the Punjab. [21] Various fairs are held in the Punjab. The shrine at Nigaha holds a week-long Baisakhi fair in the month of April. [22] Sakhi Ghulam Qadir: 10 Chait (Punjabi calendar) The urs are celebrated on 10 Chait.