Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Culture & festivals



Nepal's culture is greatly influenced by its music, architecture, religion and literature.Nepal has about thirty-six different ethnic groups and multiple religions and languages. Its music is similarly varied, with pop, religious, classical and folk music.
The architecture of Nepal is another art that has become an important part of the country's culture. Nepal's architecture can be divided into three broad groups, the stupa style, the pagoda style and the shikhara style. Nepalese celebrate various festivals. The living goddess 'Kumari' is unique in the world. The main festival of nepal is Dashain and Tihar. Some other festivals are holi, janai purnima, gai jatra, indra jatra, lhosar, chhat, etc.