Kashmir – Culture and Traditions

“Gar Firdaus bar-rue zaminast, hamiasto, haminasto, haminast.” 

Most Popular quote by Mughal Emperor Jehangir on Kashmir describes it very well stating ‘If there is heaven on earth, it is here, it is here, and it is here’.

Custom and Traditions

According to Jammu Kashmir culture news, it is a place that displays a blend of cultures of its three distinct regions, Kashmir, Jammu and Ladakh.Culture diversions in Jammu and Kashmir is something that makes it remarkable. Culture varies from place to place here like changing dialect after every 10 kilometers. This diversity is also subject to great unity restored by commons of cultural tradition, which is oftenly highlited in Jammu and Kashmir News.

Festivals

Jammu and Kashmir has the richest cultural heritage reflected by celebration of numerous fairs and festivals across the state with zeal and enthusiasm. Almost all the Hindu festivals like holi, lohri, navratri, baisakhi are celebrated with great gayness. Most interesting thing is that all Hindu,Muslim or Sikh fairs and festivals are celebrate religiously all across the state as per Jammu and Kashmir culture news. Some of the fairs and festivals are as follows:

·         Amarnath Yatra Kashmir

·         Baisakhi Festival Jammu

·         Jhiri Mela Jammu

·         Lohri Festival Jammu

·         Purmandal Mela Jammu

Cuisine

Jammu and Kashmir is not only a paradise for tourist but also a heavenly place for lovers of food. Every recipe is exotic in itself reflecting seal of the state. Wazwan, the unsurpassable tradition consists of 36 course meal, essentially meat cooked by wazas under the supervision of VastaWaza, the masterchef.

Major ingredients of kashmiri food are mutton, fish and chicken. Kashmiri bhramins, kashmiri Muslims and other groups cook these dishes with their own pinch of spices with various twists. Some of the popularand mouth watering Kashmiri meat dishes are:

·         Kashmiri Kebab

·         RoganJ osh

·         Rista

·         Jigar/Kaleyji

·         Methi Keema

·         Yakhni

·         SyunAlu

·         Kabargah

·         Marzwagan

·         Pasanda

·         Hak

Lifestyle

Every region of Jammu and Kashmir is dominated with different people with diverse culture and traditions like Jammu is dominated by Hindu population, Kashmir with Muslim population and in Ladakh, has major population following Buddhism.Lifestyle of people also varies from place to place within the state, the food they eat, language used, dressing styles, are totally different and unique in their own sense. But this diversity is accompanied by a common thread of love, care, affection and tolerance among people, making the place more special for every individual tourist.

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