So as you may know, I am from Pakistan. Today, I will be sharing with you a bit about the Pakistani culture, as a part of my new series.
Dressing
The traditional clothing for Pakistan is shalwar kameez. Shalwar kameez is basically a loose trouser with a shirt that reaches your knees. For men, it is often one solid color for both the trouser and the shirt, with a bit of embroidery on the collar and cuffs. On the other hand, shalwar kameez for women is quite colorful, with various designs and embroidery. Women also wear a dupata with their clothes as a shawl and to cover their head.
Food
Pakistan has a lot of great, but spicy, food. Much of the food is just different kinds of curries, that are often eaten with roti or pitas.
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One dish that is well known is biryani, which is rice with herbs and chicken or beef. Biryani is one of my favourite foods, since it has a lot of good flavor and is just the right amount of spicy.
Another common dish is daal, which is a lot like lentil soup, except with more flavour. Daal is mainly eaten with roti or put on plain rice.
Another special dish is nihari, which is a meat curry that is slow-cooked with herbs and spices, and is also eaten with roti.
If you want to learn about more traditional Pakistani food, visit The Culture Trip.
Language
The most spoken languages in Pakistan are Urdu, Punjabi, and Pashtu. English is also spoken in Pakistan, but is not the first language of many people.
Religion
97% of Pakistani are Muslims and practice Islam. There are many beautiful mosques in Pakistan, including the famous Faisal Masjid.
Celebrations
Pakistan is a Muslim country, so it has holidays on Eid-ul-Fitr, which is at the end of Ramadan, Eid-ul-Adha, and on the Prophet’s birthday, which is called Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi.
Aside from those, Independence Day is celebrated on August 14 to mark the day Pakistan became an independent nation. There is a lot of celebration on this day, and lot of festivity. Defense of Pakistan Day is also celebrated on September 6, and it is done to recognize the military and people who stood united in 1965 in defense of Pakistan to halt and beat back Indian multi-dimensional attacks against Pakistan. This day is commemorated with a lot of festivals and exhibits.
The following is a video from Independence Day this year.
This was an overview about the Pakistani culture and there is still so much more about this culture.
I would like to ask you a question, if you could, what country would you visit and why? Leave your answers down below, along with any questions or other comments. Thanks for stopping by!
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This was a really interesting post to read!! I liked how you gave information on a variety of things. I agree with Tahir, Bangladesh and Pakistan are very similar countries. Since Pakistan is located close to Bangladesh I might go there when I am going to visit Bangladesh. I really enjoyed reading this post.
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I really liked the information you gave about the culture in Pakistan, I am actually from Pakistan myself. I was born there but moved to Canada about 8 or 10 years ago. I think in Pakistan many people have different beliefs and culture or rather traditions. I used to think that there was one language and everyone does what my family does but its actually quite different depending on which part of Pakistan you live in or your families beliefs. I eat Pakistani food on a daily but I’ve sort of lost the language a bit because I don’t speak it too often and am often in an English environment.
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AMAZING JOB! So if I could, the country I would visit would be Saudi Arabia because I wan’t to see the kabbah. I’ve never visited the kabbah but hopefully one day I will see it. I’m kind of nervous about Saudi Arabia because every single time I listen to the news it would be about Saudi Arabia and its cruel rules. Well I’ve visited Pakistan twice and I loved it but since it’s been like 8 years since I’ve visited it, the news make it sound dangerous. Every time someone gets shot there. There are so many criminals and I would never want to be the President of Pakistan because people kill Presidents for no reason. By now if I was in Pakistan I could image my phone getting stolen in-front of me.
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Interesting topic, learning the background of Pakistani cultures and traditions, the only things i’ve probably tried that’s Pakistani would be the food, different varieties, although I can’t handle the spices in most of the foods, they are still good. Have you ever heard of my country Morocco?
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Wow! Pakistan is a very nice country. These characteristics seemed very similar to me because Pakistan is very similar to Bangladesh. Just like in Pakistan we have similar clothing, foods, and celebrations. Let me tell you some history which you may have not known. A long time ago Pakistan Bangladesh and India were all one country called “India.” Then Pakistan separated and owned two parts. One is modern Pakistan and one was modern Bangladesh. They were called East and West Pakistan. Then Bangladesh didn’t approve of Urdu so they wanted to speak “Bengali” and become its own country. Then there were many wars, but if we leave the wars aside Bangladesh and Pakistan have a very connected history and they are both similar in many ways from picking up different cultural acts from one another.
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