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The culture of Nepal encompasses the various cultures belonging to the 125 distinct ethnic groups present in Nepal. [ 1] The culture of Nepal is expressed through music and dance; art and craft; folklore; languages and literature; philosophy and religion; festivals and celebration; foods and drinks .
Ethnic Groups of Nepal by District, NHPC 2021. Ethnographic map of Nepal (Gurung 1998) Nepal ethnic groups Magar girls in ethnic dress. Magars are the most populous Janajati group in Nepal. Ethnic groups in Nepal are delineated using language, ethnic identity or the caste system in Nepal. They are categorized by common culture and endogamy ...
Kirat Mundhum. Kirat Mundum, ( Nepali: किरात मुन्दुम) also known as Kiratism, or Kirati Mundum, is an Indigenous religion of the Kirati ethnic groups of Nepal, Darjeeling and Sikkim, majorly practiced by Yakkha, Limbu, Sunuwar, Rai, Thami, Jirel, Hayu and Surel peoples in the north-eastern Indian subcontinent. [ 2]
Mundhum. The Mundhum (also known as Peylan) is the ancient religious scripture and folk literature of the Kirat people. [1] It is an ancient, indigenous religion of Nepal. Mundhum means "the power of great strength" in the Limbu language. [2] [3] The Mundhum covers many aspects of the yakthung (Limbu) culture, customs and traditions that were ...
Nepali people. Overseas Nepalis or Non-Resident Nepalis are Nepali people who live outside the South Asian nation of Nepal . Under the Non-Resident Nepali Act of 2007, Non-Resident Nepali ( NRN) ( Nepali: गैर आवासीय नेपाली, Gair Aawasiya Nepali) means the following: (a) A person who currently holds citizenship of ...
The ancient and refined traditional culture of Kathmandu, for that matter in the whole of Nepal, is an uninterrupted and exceptional meeting of the Hindu and Buddhist ethos practiced by its highly religious people. It has also embraced in its fold the cultural diversity provided by the other religions such as Kirat, Jainism, Islam and ...
Madheshi people. Madheshi people ( Nepali: मधेशी) is a term used for Nepalis [ 1][ 2] [ 3] comprising several ethnic groups living in the Madhesh Province, and the Terai region of Koshi Province and Lumbini Province. It has also been used as a political pejorative term by the Pahari people of Nepal to refer to Neapalese with a non ...
Thakali people. The Thakali ( Nepali: थकाली pronounced [tʰʌkali]) are an ethnolinguistic Tibeto-Burman ethnic group of Nepal. The traditional area of the Thakali community is called Thak-sat-se or the Thak Khola region and lies in the Kali Gandaki River valley in the Mustang District, Gandaki Province in western Nepal. [ 3]