Punjab

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Punjab ?????

• By Purvi Pandit

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Meaning

• The name Punjab means "the land of five rivers",
  and literally translates from Persian into the
  words Panj (???), meaning "five", and Ab (??)
  meaning "water" respectively. The rivers,
  tributaries of the Indus river, are the Jhelum,
  Chenab, Ravi, Sutlej and Beas. The five rivers,
  now divided between India and Pakistan, merge to
  form the Panjnad, which joins the Indus.

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Map
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Language

• The language of the region is Punjabi. The
  official written script of Punjabi in the state
  of Punjab in India is holy and called Gurmukhi
  "(from the Mouth of the Guru)". All holy sacred
  Sikh texts are written in the Punjabi Script. Due
  to this holy element, it is common for people to
  believe it is inauspicious for any piece of paper
  that has been written on in Punjabi to touch the
  ground.

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Dances

• Bhangra celebrates the harvest and is associated
  with the festival of Baisakhi (April 13) when
  the sight of tall heaps of golden wheat fill the
  farmers heart with joy.
• To the accompaniment of large drums called dhols,
  he and his fellow villagers circle round and
  round in a leaping, laughing caper.
• Its a dance that cuts across all divisions of
  class and education.
• At marriages, parties, or celebrations of any
  sort, it is quite common for men to break out in
  Bhangra.

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Bhangra
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Traditional dress

• A generation ago, the turban was the "crowning
  glory" of all Punjabis whether Muslim, Hindu or
  Sikh. Muslims and Hindus have given up their
  turbans, but it remains, literally, an article
  of faith for Sikh men whose religion forbids them
  to cut their hair.
• The kurta, a long straight-cut, loose shirt
  teamed with pyjamas, the loose baggy salwar, or a
  kind of sarong called a loongi or tehmat makes up
  the traditional dress for men.
• The traditional Punjabi shoes, called juttis
  retain their popularity with both rural and urban
  men they are both elegant and comfortable.
  Patiala and Muktsar are famous for juttis.

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Sikhism

• Sikhism, a unique 'revealed' religion originated
  with Guru Nanak (1469-1539 AD) who was succeeded
  by nine other Prophets-Guru Gobind Singh
  (1666-1708 AD) being the last and tenth Prophet.
  It is a distinctive monotheistic faith
  envisioning one Supreme God who is Creator also.

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The Golden Temple