With Nauroz celebrations underway across the globe, what better time to dive into various spring and new year festivals Pakistanis celebrate? A thread: 🌻🌹🌷🌼🪷🌸🌺 #SpringEquinox#Spring #نوروز
Basant:
It marks the advent of spring with people taking to the rooftops for kiteflying, traditional sweets, friends and family. It is celebrated in Punjab and KPK, along with Quetta and Khuzdar in Balochistan. People dress up in colourful clothes, (often yellow).
Baisakhi:
Celebrated on April 13th, it is a harvest festival that marks the Punjabi New Year. It is celebrated with a lot of fanfare, traditional Punjabi attire, processions, and traditional music and dance.
Holi:
Also known as the "Festival of Colors," it is celebrated by the Hindu community across Pakistan in March. People celebrate this festival by smearing coloured powder and water on each other, dancing, and enjoying sweets and other delicacies.
Jashn-e-Baharan
“Celebration of Spring” is marked by melas, music, dance, and poetry recitals, and people decorate their homes and streets with colourful flowers and lights in Sindh, Balochistan, Azad Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan.
Nauroz:
One of the oldest festivals in the world, the Persian New Year's festival is celebrated on the first day of spring, usually the 21st of March. It is celebrated with particular zeal in Balochistan, GB, and by the Hazara community, Afghan migrants and some Pakhtun tribes.
Chilim Joshi Festival:
It is celebrated by the Kalash community to welcome the arrival of spring, and blooming cherry blossom flowers. During the festival, people wear traditional clothes, sing and dance, and offer sacrifices to their gods and goddesses.
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The Romani people, also known as Roma or Gypsies, are a traditionally nomadic ethnic group with origins in the Indian subcontinent. With all this debate, we decide to look into some words the Roma share with Pakistani languages:
1) Romani and Urdu both use the word Rani, which means queen. 2) Both languages also use the word "chor" for theif 3) Jhand (flag) in Romani is similar to the Urdu word "jhandaa" 4) Baxt (happiness) - Similar to the Persian word "bakhshish," which means "grace" or "blessing"
5) Bibaxt - Unhappy - Similar to the Persian word "be-bakhshish," which means "without grace" or "unblessed.
It is important to note he suffix of "be" to denote the absence of something is a trait common to Farsi, Urdu and Pashto.
One of the most significant religious communities that population has left a lasting impact on Pakistan’s history and culture are the Sikhs. Often known as the birthplace of Sikhism, several important Sikh heritage sites dot the country🧵
1) Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, Kartarpur 2) Gurdwara Nankana Sahib 3) Gurdwara Rori Sahib 4) Gurdwara Panja Sahib 5) Gurdwara Chowa Sahib
6) Gurdwara Sucha Sauda 7) Gurdwara Rohri Sahib 8) Gurdwara Bhai Joga Singh 9) Gurdwara Dera Sahib 10) Gurdwara Shaheed Bhai Taru Singh
Celebrating Sajji on #BalochCultureDay - an important part of the culinary heritage of the Baloch people, a popular dish in the region and beyond. A thread:
Sajji is believed to have been developed as a way to cook whole animals, like lamb or chicken, in a slow and steady fashion over hot coals. This method of cooking ensures that the meat is tender and juicy.
The spices used in the marinade add a rich and flavorful taste to the dish, and usually include cumin, coriander, turmeric, and red chilli powder, along with salt and sometimes garlic.
Barbarikon: a lost Roman-era port city in modern-day Pakistan - a thread:
Located near the modern-day city of Karachi in Pakistan, it was a prominent centre of trade. The exact location of Barbarikon is still debated by historians, but it is believed to have been situated on the Indus Delta near the present-day town of Banbhore.
The city played an important role in the maritime trade of the region, serving as a key link between the Roman Empire, India, and Southeast Asia, for spices, textiles, precious stones and ideas.
Meet the real life Mariam from #VikingsValhalla
Mariam Al-Asturlabi, also known as Mariam Al-Ijliya: a short thread
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Born in Baghdad, she was a student of the famous astronomer and mathematician, Abu Sahl al-Kuhi. Mariam al Astrulabi was considered an expert in the field of astronomical instruments, specifically the astrolabe.
Astrolabes were instruments used to measure the position of stars and planets in the sky. It was used for navigation, timekeeping, and determining the Qibla. She is said to have made one for the Caliph of the time, Al-Muqtadir.