PUNJABI'S LIFESTYLE
Pajābī jīvana-śailī

The
name punjabi comes from the Persian language which means (panj) five and (ab)
rivers. The combination of words is referred to as a punjab or punjab of five
rivers. The other five rivers mentioned eventually joined the downstream
valley. All rivers start and out of the Himalayas. The five rivers are the
Jhelum river, the Chenab river, the Ravi river, the Beas river and the Sutlej
river.
PUNJABI'S LANGUAGE

Punjabi is the native language of about 130 million people
and is the 10th most spoken language in the world. Most of the people who speak
this language live in the punjab region of Pakistan and India. Punjab is the
religious language of the Sikhs. It is also the language of the popular Bhangra
Folk dance and singing.
PUNJABI'S TRADITIONAL CLOTHES


Punjabi clothing is made of different types of material and design. But the concept is quite the same as they like to wear long clothes as example Kurta. There are many types of clothes for example Pothohari Suit, chola, choga, Punjabi Suthan Suit, Punjabi Juti, Punjabi Ghagra, Patiala Salwar, Phulkari, Luanchari, Salwar Suit, Kurta, Sutan, Kurti, Saraiki Shalwar Suits and Punjabi Tamba.
PUNJABI'S FESTIVAL

As we all know the Punjabi's are a multiracial community. As half of them are Muslims and the other are Hindu and Sikh. Punjabi Muslims live in Pakistan while the remaining Punjabi Sikhs and Punjabi Hindus live in India. They celebrate differently as Punjabi Muslims are banned from celebrating festival others than Islamic festivals. The Punjabi Muslim in Pakistan only observes the Islamic festivals because in Pakistan the official holidays recognize only the Islamic festivals. The Punjabi Sikhs and Hindus celebrate historic festivals such as Lohri, Basant and Baisakhi as seasonal festivals. Some Punjabi Muslims participate in the seasonal festivals but this is controversial. Islamic clerics and some politicians have attempted to ban this festival because of the religious basis of the Punjabi festivals, and they being declared Haram.
PUNJABI'S TRADITIONAL CLOTHES

Punjabi clothing is made of different types of material and design. But the concept is quite the same as they like to wear long clothes as example Kurta. There are many types of clothes for example Pothohari Suit, chola, choga, Punjabi Suthan Suit, Punjabi Juti, Punjabi Ghagra, Patiala Salwar, Phulkari, Luanchari, Salwar Suit, Kurta, Sutan, Kurti, Saraiki Shalwar Suits and Punjabi Tamba.
PUNJABI'S FESTIVAL

As we all know the Punjabi's are a multiracial community. As half of them are Muslims and the other are Hindu and Sikh. Punjabi Muslims live in Pakistan while the remaining Punjabi Sikhs and Punjabi Hindus live in India. They celebrate differently as Punjabi Muslims are banned from celebrating festival others than Islamic festivals. The Punjabi Muslim in Pakistan only observes the Islamic festivals because in Pakistan the official holidays recognize only the Islamic festivals. The Punjabi Sikhs and Hindus celebrate historic festivals such as Lohri, Basant and Baisakhi as seasonal festivals. Some Punjabi Muslims participate in the seasonal festivals but this is controversial. Islamic clerics and some politicians have attempted to ban this festival because of the religious basis of the Punjabi festivals, and they being declared Haram.
PUNJABI'S FOODS

Punjabi cuisine is associated with food from the Indian and Pakistani punjab region. Panjab local cuisine is heavily influenced by agriculture. The punjabi special cuisine very rich in butter along with vegetarian and meat dishes.
PUNJABI LASSI

Lassi has known as a popular traditional yogurt based drink from Indian-Subcontinent. Lassi is blended of a yogurt, water, spices and some fruit. A traditional Lassi is savoury drink sometimes flavoured with ground and roasted cumin. Salted mint flavour is highly flavoured in Bangladesh. Lassis are enjoyed chilled as hot weather refreshment, mostly taken with lunch. It is also sold at most dairy shops selling yogurt and milk, and both salty and sweet variety are available.

There are people who don't know about the existence of the Punjabi's. They thought the Punjabi's and the Indians are from the same culture. I think it is important for us to learn about the Punjabi culture because it is one of the oldest and richest cultures of the world. The history itself can teach us a lot.
Credit to : Wikipedia and punjabiculture.blogspot.com.
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