20. Festival in NepalJJ
Festivals are an essential part of Nepalese life that garner tremendous
local participation. Festivals also offer visitors a valuable opportunity not
only for having fun but gaining insight into various aspects of Nepalese
culture. The religious festivals follow the lunar calendar while national
festivals have fixed dates. Wherever or whenever you arrive in Nepal, you
can be sure of being at the time for one or more special events. Some of
the major and interesting festivals are presented below
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30. The culture of Afghanistan has been around for over
two millennia, tracing record to at least the time of the
Achaemenid Empire in 500 BCE.[1][2] Afghanistan
translates to "Land of the Afghans" or "Place of
Afghans" in the nation's official languages, Pashto and
Dari. It is mostly a tribal and rural society with
different regions of the country having their own
native language. Despite some differences, majority
of the Afghans live by the same tradition and behave
the same. For example, many Afghans practice Islam,
celebrate the same holidays, live in the same type of
houses, dress the same, feel the same way about
women's freedom, consume the same food, listen to the
Takshang Monastery proudly sits atop a 900 meter vertical cliff rising above the valley floor. It is probably the most well recognized monument in Bhutan. The people of Bhutan lovingly reffer to it as the TajMahal of Bhutan. This amazing feat of Human engineering is built over the site where the Guru Rimpoche is believed to have meditated after flying to Bhutan atop a flying Tigress. The present day monastery was first established in the year 1692 by TenzinRabgye. Legend has it that Tenzin was a reincarnation of the Guru Rimpoche. The Monastery can be reached after completing a 3 hour trek from the closest road head.
