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PUNJABI
CULTURE
Prepared by: Manmohan
Goswami
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PUNJABI CULTURE

Introduction Dresses of Punjab

Geography and climate Literature of Punjab

Cultural heritage

Religion

Communication

Important festivals

Music and folk

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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
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GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE

Situated in North 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
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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
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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.
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COMMUNICATION

This include verbal and non-verbal elements and different

style

Punjabi is the most spoken language

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IMPORTANT FESTIVALS
Diwali

Holi

Lohri

Basant, Baisakhi
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MUSIC, FOLK
Male dances:

Bhangra, Malwai Giddha

Jhumar

Dhamaal

Female dances:

Sammi

Giddha

Jaago

Kikli
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DRESSES OF PUNJAB

Men wear kurta pajama

Sikh men wear turban too

Women wear Salwaar kameez

Phulkari adds to traditional

costumes
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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

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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 Indias Punjab region, which is thrice of the number in
2005

Also high level of student visas were issued, approximately

5200.
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PUNJABI FOOD
Punjabi food consist of roti and
sabji

Famous is Makki di roti and

saag

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
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