HELLO EVERYONE

I am jane from Pakistan and I am Pashtun. Pashtuns are the second largest ethnic group in Pakistan. pashtuns are the 26th largest ethnic group in the world, Our culture is very different and I hope all of you will love to know about it..😊

PASHTUN CULTURE

Holidays , special events and Traditions

Gham khadi ,Wada Koidana (wedding and engagment ceremonies) ,hujra ( A drawing room where guests are entertained) ,kat bistara along with those is the arrival of Sparlay or Spring, known as Nowroz (New Day), is also celebrated by some Pashtuns.

 Food

One of the most famous dishes includes tikkah, serge, suji ka halwa, kawa ,chapali kabab, kabali palao, special long naans. And many more.

POETRY

Pashtuns are very famous for their poetry ,they are very passionate . Some of the famous poets of pashtuns are Amir kror sori ,Rehman baba Khushal khan Khattak and many others.

TAPPA

Tappa is the oldest and most popular form of the Pashtun's poetry. The first line is shorter than the succeeding one, yet it reflects all human feelings .It is also common among the Pashtuns that a boy of school would sing it, the elders in their hujras. In music it is sung with the traditional Pashto musical instruments rubab and mangai but is also being sung with full orchestra.

CHARBETA

Charbetta is another famous form of peotry, which consists of an epic poem with special rhythms. Normally, it’s a poem of four lines but might also have six or eight lines. All aspects of life are discussed in it. Sometime expresses the romantic feelings. It is usually sung by two or more singers as part of a chorus in which ones singer reads the first line while the others follow the remaining. The singing of a Charbetta is called Tang Takore.

LOBA (Folk Music)

Loba is very popular among the masses and are added within Tappas occasionally. This is a form of folk music in which a story is told. It requires 2 or more persons who reply to each other in a poetic form. The two sides are usually the lover (the man and woman).

SHAAN

Shaan is sung during happiness such as marriages and or the birth of a child, and are sung in private congregations and social gatherings.

BADALA

Badala is a professional form of folk music and consists of an epic poem. Instruments used include the Rubab, Harmonium, Mangy(Tabla). In Badala, tribal traditions are the main theme as well as heroism, tragedies and romance. It is sung traditionally at night.

RUBAYI

Rubayi is a Pashto form of a GHAZAL (ghazal is sung is Urdu language) . The Rubayis of Rehman Baba are popular among the masses and is sung before the starting of Badala. As with the Ghazals, the Rubayi have been heavily influenced by Arabic and Persian  poetry.

Dances

• Attan:

 In this dance, the dancers perform to the music. This dance is performed by both the genders involving 2-5 steps, ending with a clap given while facing the center. This dance is typically performed with the musician dictating the speed.

• Khattak dance: 

The Khattak dance is performed by the people of the Khattak tribe.

Masud Dance 

A unique dance routine using rifles performed by the Masud tribe of Pashtuns . Originally it was used to dance at the time of war. The dancers dance empty handed and require only large drums.

• Waziri dance: 

Two drummers and a flute player play a particular tune. Two persons leave the circle; go dancing towards the drummers, and come back dancing in the same manner. During performing both the persons turn around two times at a time once towards each other facing face to face and once keeping faces in opposite direction. After doing this separately they march while dancing to the assembled themselves.

Clothing

Pashtun men usually wear a shalwar kameez in urdu with a Pakul (Pashtun hat) .In the our region Peshawar our men wear white Kufis . Leaders sometimes wear a Karakur hat. Women and girls wear traditional long dresses. They also wear beautiful hand made jewellery. And beautiful pakhtoon frocks.

Pakul

Sports

Some of the Pashtuns participate in Buzkashi The word buz means goat and kashi means dragging. Although buskashi is played individually , This is very similar to polo.

Some of the pictures are not my own but i wanted to show you all the parts of our Culture.

I hope all will love our culture as it is very unique among all..

 

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WITH LOVE @janemorane 💗