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Traditions of South Asia

Diwali, Holi, Eid and Vesak, saptapadi and mehndi: the densest calendar of living traditions anywhere. 346 traditions on EveryParampara so far.

🇮🇳 Kochi, India and 5 moreOnamഓണം A ten-day harvest festival in Kerala celebrating the return of King Mahabali with feasts, flower carpets and boat races.Festival · Feasts and festival meals

🇮🇳 Guwahati, IndiaBihuবিহু (Assamese) Three annual festivals in Assam marking the new year, crop cycles and harvest with dance, music and feasts.Festival · Feasts and festival meals 🇮🇳 India and 2 moreSohrai A harvest and cattle observance kept by indigenous communities in eastern IndiaSeasonal · Feasts and festival meals

🇮🇳 Guwahati, IndiaBohag Bihu A multi-day Assamese New Year festival of cattle rites, music, gifts and feastsSeasonal · Feasts and festival meals

🇮🇳 India and 1 morePunjabi wedding traditions The multi-day marriage customs and rituals of Hindu and Sikh Punjabi familiesRite of passage · Sweets given and shared

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Onam: Jiteshgt, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Bihu: Diganta Talukdar, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Bohag Bihu: Diganta Talukdar, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Punjabi wedding traditions: Unknown author, Public domain, source

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Every week: one tradition from somewhere new, what is being celebrated around the world this week, and one idea explained.