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As a predominantly Hindu and Buddhist nation, most of the Nepalese festivals are religious ones. The festivals of Nepal have their roots in Hinduism as more than 80% of the population of the country is Hindu. Buddhism, the second-largest religion of the nation which accounts for 9% of the population, has influenced the cultural festivals of Nepal.
Gurung people from central Nepal playing one of their traditional drums, Khaijadi. Nepal's diverse linguistic heritage evolved from 2 major language groups: Indo-European languages and Tibeto-Burman languages. Nepal's languages are mostly either Indo-European or Sino-Tibetan, while only a very few of them are Austro-Asiatic and Dravidian.
Nepali (also Nepalese; Nepali: नेपाली) are the citizens of Nepal under Nepali nationality law.The term Nepali usually refers to the nationality, that is, to people with citizenship of Nepal, while the people without Nepalese citizenship but with roots in Nepal are strictly referred to as Nepali-language Speaking Foreigners (Nepali: नेपाली भाषी विदेशी ...
The rich culture and language of the Khas people spread throughout Nepal and as far as Indo-China in the intervening centuries; their language, later renamed the Nepali language, became the lingua franca of Nepal as well as much of North-east India.
Pages in category "Culture of Nepal" The following 98 pages are in this category, out of 98 total. ... Languages of Nepal; Limbu people; Linge Ping; List of Melas in ...
Cultural Marginalization: As the Gorkha state promoted a homogenized national identity, Gurung traditions and language faced marginalization in favor of Nepali (Khas) culture. Today, the Gurung people take pride in their ancestors' contributions to Nepal's history, particularly their role in the unification process.
In Tibetan, ne means "wool" and pal means "house". Thus, Nepal is "house of wool". [3] Newar people in the Kathmandu valley named their homeland Nepal, derived from "Nepa," meaning "country of the middle zone," highlighting its central location in the Himalayas. [3] A popular theory is that Lepcha people associated Nepal with a "sacred or holy ...
Their population is estimated at 650, with 618 in Nepal's 2011 census, [1] people living in small settlements in the regions of western Nepal. Most have been forcibly settled by the government of Nepal but there are about 150 nomadic Raute, who, as late as 2016, still chose to live a nomadic life.