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5. Contents
1. WHAT DOES CULTURE MEAN?
2. WHAT DOES CULTURE INCLUDE?
3. 3.CULTURE OF PAKISTAN
6. Culture
Culture means the development of all the abilities of
human beings.
It is the collective way of life in a society.
Culture is a powerful tool for survival .
7. What the CULTURE consists of
RELIGION
LANGUAGES
FOOD
CLOTHING
ARTS
LITERATURE
ARCHITECTURE
MUSIC&DANCE
FESTIVALS
CALLIGRAPHY
9. RELIGION
Islamic republic of Pakistan
Followers of Jesus Christ
Muslims 96%
Holy book is called Bible
Other faiths including
Christains,Hindus,Buddhist, The holy Quran also
Parsses 4%
mentions the prophet Jesus
& his mother Mary ; the
Islam religion of peace
Muslims hold them in great
Holy book is called holy esteem.
Quran
10. LANGUAGE
Language is one of the basic factor in culture..
Urdu is the National language of Pakistan.
Many Pakistani speak more than two or three
languages.
Mother tongue at home, Urdu & English at school..
The regional languages of Pakistan Sindhi, Punjabi,
Baluchi,Pushto , Saraiki , Brahvi , Gojri and Hindku
are the product of the same cultural background
which brought Urdu into existence .
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12. FOOD
Famous food throughout
the world
Thousands of restaurants
in other countries
As you can eat biryani in
New York, and in London
you can eat delicious Kabab
Chapati, naan,rice are
essential part of food known
as staple food
Pakistani food is known for
having spicy flavors and
aromatic
13. FOOD
Drinks
1. Tea, green tea lassi are
most popular drinks in
Pakistan but fizzy drinks
are also available.
Desserts
1. There is also great range
of desserts and
sweetmeats including
kheer, kulfi, gulab jaman.
Food in Pakistan is
economical . Muslims do
not eat pork
22. Architecture
Architecture is the craft of
designing & constructing buildings.
Every country has its own style of
architecture i.e Churches have a
special kind of design with a tower or
spire & a long hall. Mosques are
designed with dome & minarets.
There are many beautiful
Mosques, Churches, Forts & old
buildings in Pakistan.
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24. DANCE
Part of culture
Way of celebration
Forms of dances in
Pakistan
Dances are performed to
show joy.
Dancers are dressed up in
fine, colorful, and clothes.
Each region has its own
special dance.
28. MUSIC
Music has played important Pakistan has long tradition of
part in our culture. music
29. MUSIC
Modern pop music is famous
Music has different styles like among new generation. concerts are
pop, folk, classical. organized in Pakistan.
30. ART
S
For thousands years
Muslims have created
beautiful works of art.
31. ART
Our art can be seen
In paintings
In mosques,
In grand buildings,
In rocks & wood carvings,
Pottery &
In jewelry.
32. ART
Some very colorful and clever artwork can be seen on most of our trucks
and buses. This truck art is typical of Pakistan. It helps to brighten up our
lives.
33. Literature…
Poetry is the main form of literature.
Great work has been produced by our writers
of poetry & prose. Modern writers are also
writing in English.
They all gave message of love& peace
through their poetry & prose.
Allama Iqbal, Faiz ahmed faiz,Ahmed fraz are
three best and great urdu poets.There are
many other poets & writers who have written
in Urdu,English& the regional language.
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35. Calligraphy
Calligraphy is also an art
form.
It is called the mother of all
arts by some artists.
Love and devotion for
calligraphy is the reflection of
love and faith of the Muslims.
They write words to look like
beautiful pictures which
convey the meaning of the
words.
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37. FESTIVALS
A festival is celebrated
because people want to
remember some event took
place in past.
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39. FESTIVALS
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45. GAMES & SPORT
Pakistanis are a sport loving
nation. Modern games like hockey,
tennis, cricket etc are played here.
46. GAMES &SPORTS
Games are also played at schools.
Other sports Pakistani take part
are golf, polo, fishing.
In Pakistan many old & traditional
games are played like kabbadi, kite
flying. In ruler areas games like
spinning tops, marbles, running,
catching are played in streets.
