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This file is a work of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, taken or made as part of an employee's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the file is in the public domain.
Murkatta (Nepali: मुर्कट्टा) is a headless ghost with eyes and mouth in chest and carrying its head tucked under its arm. Murkatta is mentioned in various Nepali culture and traditions. [1] [2] They are considered as the spirits from the dead. [3]
The culture of Nepal encompasses the various cultures belonging to the 125 distinct ethnic groups present in Nepal. [1] The culture of Nepal is expressed through music and dance ; art and craft ; folklore ; languages and literature ; philosophy and religion ; festivals and celebration ; foods and drinks .
This file is a work of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, taken or made as part of an employee's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the file is in the public domain.
English: Before Nepal's emergence as a nation in the later half of the 18th century, the designation 'Nepal' was largely applied only to the Kathmandu Valley and its surroundings. Thus, up to the unification of the country, Nepal's recorded history is largely that of the Kathmandu Valley.
Kirat Mundhum, (Nepali: किरात मुन्धुम) also known as Kiratism, or Kirati Mundhum, is a traditional belief of the Kirati ethnic groups of Nepal, Darjeeling and Sikkim, majorly practiced by Yakkha, Limbu, Sunuwar, Rai, and Hayu peoples in the north-eastern Indian subcontinent. [2]
Bhasa (Nepali: भाषा, lit. 'Language'): The fourth volume deals with the language and literature of Karnali. It was written by Chundamani Bandhu. Sahitya, Sangeet, Kala (Nepali: साहित्य, सङ्गीत, कला, lit. 'Culture, Music and Arts'): The fifth volume deals with the culture, festivals and folk songs of ...
In Nepalese folklore or mythology, kichkanya (Nepali: किच्कन्या) also referred as Kichkandi (Nepali: किच्कन्डी) is a spirit of a woman [1] that is latched to an uncremated part of her dead body, usually a bone. They are generally known to be solitary spirits that haunt a particular location.