Friday, August 7, 2009

Cultures of PAKISTAN


CULTURE OF PAKISTAN:

Pakistan was established in 1947 and emerged as an independent Muslim state on the map of the world. Pakistan is a part of the Sub-Continent and different cultural values are present in it. Muslims and Hindus lived together in the united Sub-Continent for many years. After the establishment of the first Muslim Government in the Sub-Continent, different Muslims conquerors keep on coming to Sub-Continent and rule on the Sub-Continent for about 1000 years.
Under the control of Muslim leaders Muslims and Hindus lived together for a long period and due to such long interaction most of their values got merged into each other. Muslims and Hindus have many traditions in common like different ceremonies of marriage are common in both Hindus and Muslims. After the separation of Sub-Continent all these cultural values were brought by the incoming Muslims.
Sub-Continent also remained under the control of the British for many years due to which their cultural values and traditions also got developed in the people of Pakistan

Different cultures of Pakistan:
There are four provinces of Pakistan and all the four provinces have their own Cultural values. The major population of Pakistan consists of Punjabi, Sindhi, Sarhadi, and Blochi. They all have different cultural values according to there region but they all have one thing in common that is:
RELIGION:
In Pakistan most of the people belongs to the Islamic religion. They have same common cultural values. They all perform the same religious rites and celebrate all those ceremonies that all the Muslims of the world do. All the Muslims enjoy all those liberties been provided to them by the religion. They all follow the same principals that are told to all the Muslims by the Holy Quran and our beloved Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (S.A.W).


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