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Dates Festival Description Maghi
Dates Festival Description Maghi
Community services: Punjabi groups for the wellbeing of punjabis and safeguarding the
interest of punjabis, Musical institutions
Religious Institutions: Sikh temples, hindu temples
Festival
Description
Maghi
January 14
Holla Mohalla
March 17
Festival of colours
Vaisakhi
April 13
Diwali
November 9
Festival of lights
Other significant Celebrations or events: cultural and folk dance are Giddha and
Bhangra, folk songs which include introduction of the culture related to marriage events, birth
events, Birthdays of sikh Mentors.
Clothes
The standard clothing for men in the rural Punjab is the kurta, tahmat, or pyjama, and turban. The
kurta is a long shirt or tunic that hangs down to the thighs. The tahmat is a long piece of cloth that
is wrapped around the waist and legs like a kilt. The pyjama , from which the English word
"pyjamas" is derived, is a pair of loose-fitting trousers. Turbans are worn in various styles in
different areas and by different groups. Among farmers, the turban is a relatively short piece of
cloth, about three feet (one meter) in length, and is wrapped loosely around the head. The formal
Punjabi turban, worn by men of social standing, is much longer, with one end starched and sticking
up like a fan. The Sikhs favour the peaked turban. Locally made leather shoes complete the outfit.
During the winter a sweater, woollen jacket, or blanket is added. Men wear rings, and sometimes,
earrings.
Women wear the salwar and kamiz (tunic), along with the dupatta (scarf). Sometimes a ghaghra, a
long skirt dating back to Mogul times, replaces the salwar . Ornaments decorate the hair, rings or
jewels are worn in the nose, and earrings, necklaces, and bangles are popular.
Languages
Punjabi is the language spoken in punjabi culture. And to greet someone a phrase is used Sat Sri
Akaal with folded hands. Words used for mother and father are Maa and Baapu in typical
punjabi language but nowadays everybody addresses their parents by calling mummy and papa.
There are few other common words used to denote home are Ghar, Outside Bahar, Inside
Andar.
Childrearing Practices
India is a predominantly Hindu nation with large minorities of Sikhs and Muslims. There are more
than 375 million children in India, the largest number for any country in the world.
Child rearing practices are differently done in different societies. And these different practices help
in building the every individual personality and it has a lot of effect on it. The relation of mother and
child is essential because it makes the personality of that child. It is now acknowledged that
infants produce elementary forms of planned or controlled actions almost from birth. Child rearing
in Punjabi societies is also different from other societies. There is some sort of themes behind
swaddling, cradling and other trainings. Baby is being cradled at time of afternoon when the mother
is busy in her work. Many of the mother make cradle with a piece of cloth and that cloth is tied with
bed side. That type of cradle makes baby feel that he is still in mother arms. And he will not scare.
At night baby is swaddled so that he can sleep comfortably and cannot feel alone. One of the main
reasons of swaddling is that baby growth should be perfect and legs of baby remain straight. Baby
is being swaddle till the age of 6 months after that infant baby is not swaddle because he starts
crawling. In Punjabis, breast feeding is considered as best and the bottle feed is taken as harmful
and unhealthy for smaller babies. The feeder nipple is made up of plastic and it contains germs
and make the baby throat sour. Another amazing answer was that teethes of baby will not grow
properly. So the breast feeding is the easiest way of babys food.