2. Presentation on
NEWAR
CUltUre
Jojolapa
Presented by- Basudev Shrestha

3. Culture rich in traditions, festivals & practices..
Jhi:Newa

4. Origin of newar civilization
It is assumed that the word “Newar” has been derived from word “Nepal”
“.…meant one who lived in Nepal”
Kathmandu was then called Nepal
Newars are Kathmandu valley’s first civilization

5. Settlements
Newars are specially inhabited at Kathmandu valley and different parts of Nepal
also in west Bengal like Kalimpong,
Darjelling
Sikkim
and even Bhutan

6. Speaks Tibeto-Burmese language
Language and scripts
Speaks Tibeto-Burmese language
The script they use is Ranjana script

7. Newari
kharpan
Custom

8. Newari girl in
Newari gals in custom
Haaku patasi

9. Children in newari custom

10. TipIcal newari life style

11. Some beautiful festivals Newari New year: “nhu dya vintuna”
Of Newar culture
Newari New year: “nhu dya vintuna”

12. Bel vivaha
“Bel” fruit
Bel vivaha is marriage of newari girls with fruit “Bel” before they reach puberty.
Bel is fruit which won’t get rotten so newari girls wont even be widow after her real husband dies.

13. Called “Gufa” in newari
Looking at sun
Marrying with sun is 2nd marriage of newari girls
Called “Gufa” in newari

14. Bisket jatra

15. In Bisket jatra at bhaktapur
Man - Piercing - Tongue
In Bisket jatra at bhaktapur

16. Indra jatra

17. Lakhe dance

18. Patan durbar square
Mahakali dance
& other jatras..

19. Mha puja(worship of own body)

20. Kumari (living goddess)
Kumari is only living goddess in world.
Represents divine female energy of hindu devi.
Kumari (living goddess)
Kumari means virgin in Sanskrit.
Kumari is selected from “Shayka” clan.

21. Cuisine Very rich in food varieties It is said,
‘‘magar bigrey mojlay, newar bigrey Vojley!!’’

22. Sammeybaji

23. chattamari

24. Special newari buff item
Choila
Special newari buff item

25. Aanti/ayela- Newari alcohol
Serving ayela in voj
Aanti/ayela- Newari alcohol

26. Yomari is special dish made in yomari purnima

27. bhutaan
Mix-bag

28. Made almost in every festivals, specially in Tihar.
Sale - roti

29. Beauty blended with Culture

30. Culture, tradition and charm

31. newari girl(maicha)

32. Thank you Subhawa Rich in festivals, ahead in celebration,
has hundreds of mouth watering cuisines,
and many other beautiful traditions…
The culture and civilization which
stands with its unique practices
and is a world apart……..
Subhawa
Thank you