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  2. Pakistani folklore - Wikipedia

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    Sindhi folklore (Sindhi: لوڪ ادب) is composed of folk traditions which have developed in Sindh over many centuries.Sindh thus possesses a wealth of folklore, including such well-known components as the traditional Watayo Faqir tales, the legend of Moriro, the epic tale of Dodo Chanesar and material relating to the hero Marui, imbuing it with its own distinctive local colour or flavour in ...

  3. List of Intangible Cultural Heritage elements in Pakistan

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    The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) intangible cultural heritage elements are the non-physical traditions and practices performed by a people. As part of a country's cultural heritage, they include celebrations, festivals, performances, oral traditions, music, and the making of handicrafts. [1]

  4. List of substances used in rituals - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of species and genera that are used as entheogens or are used in an entheogenic concoction (such as ayahuasca). For ritualistic use they may be classified as hallucinogens . The active principles and historical significance of each are also listed to illustrate the requirements necessary to be categorized as an entheogen.

  5. Saraiki culture - Wikipedia

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    The calligraphic styles used are Naskh and Nastaʿlīq. [21] Historically, traders or bookkeepers wrote in a script known as kiṛakkī or laṇḍā, although use of this script has been significantly reduced in recent times. [22] [23] Likewise, a script related to the Landa scripts family, known as Multani, was previously used to write ...

  6. Culture of Lahore - Wikipedia

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    The week-long activities include a livestock display, horse and camel dances, tent pegging, colourful folk dances from all regions of Pakistan, mass-band displays, and tattoo shows in the evenings. On 14 August, the people of Pakistan celebrate the day Pakistan gained its independence from the British Raj. There are many celebrations in Lahore ...

  7. Punjabi festivals (Pakistan) - Wikipedia

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    The Sherdils of PAF performing aerial acrobatics during the 2015 parade Pakistan day, on which Pakistan Resolution was passed in 1940, is celebrated in the country. Illumination of important buildings and military parade at Islamabad are the main events of the festival [ 35 ] The Minar-e-Pakistan glances on the eve of 23 March 2014.

  8. Culture of Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    The culture of Pakistan (Urdu: پاکستانی ثقافت Pākistāni S̱aqāfat) is based in the Indo-Persian cultural matrix that constitutes a foundation plank of South Asian Muslim identity. [1] The region has formed a distinct cultural unit within the main cultural complex of South Asia , Middle East and Central Asia .

  9. Pakistani craft - Wikipedia

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    Unlike other cities of Pakistan, it is known for woodwork handicrafts. [9] Matki earthen pot, a clay vase exhibition. Matki earthen pot is one of the handicrafts of Pakistan, especially in Rawalpindi and Islamabad are the main regions in country where people use and craft "matki" pots. [10] Ralli quilt, a traditional blanket of Sindh