1. Nepal Done by: Ayesha Mohamed (H00224906) Marwa Aljaberi (H00204858) Sabah Abdulla (s200121256) Sara Ali (H00225157)

2. Content General information Location Religion Nepali customs Afterlife Greeting Basic economy Food Arts Famous places Nepali festival Interesting facts Colors worldview Business customs High context culture Proverbs from Nepal Let’s learn Nepali Nepalese names Let’s play References

3. General information CapitalKathmandu LanguageNepali Population26,494,504 CurrencyNepalese rupee (NPR), (1 AED = 25 NPR) Drives on theLeft

4. location Nepal is a landlocked country in South Asia, bordered by India on 3 sides and by the Tibetan Autonomous Region of China to the north. Nepal is blessed with one of the richest cultures in the world. The land is rich with unique cultural groups like Tharu, Yadav, Ahir, Newars and others. geographical location of Nepal affect the Nepalese culture in many ways.  Religion  Customs  Greeting  Economy  Food  Art

5. Religion Nepal is famous as the world's only Hindu Kingdom. (86 % Hindus). Buddhism is the second largest religion followed in Nepal. (8 % Buddhists) There are small groups of people who embrace Tantrism, Islam and Christianity. (4 % Muslims, 1% Christians)

6. Nepali costumes Chinese cheongsamHindu sari Nepali traditional dress : Guniu, hāku patāsi, Sherpas, tamang lungi

7. Afterlife CrematedSky Burials

8. Greeting Namaste To do Namaskar by hand, join your palms together, bring it few inches below you chin facing it upwards.

9. Basic Economy Farmers Vegetables Rice Corn Barley Goat Chicken

10. Food Daal Bhat Tarkari Daal bhat tarkari is the daily meal eaten by all the Nepalese throughout the country. Daal is a soup made of lentils and spices which is served with the boiled grains known as Bhat. Tarkari is curry-a mash up of different vegetables flavored with spices and curry powder. It is the main staple diet of most Nepalese people and usually eaten two times a day. Location Nepal palace, Al Markaziya › Behind Janata Bank, Near Gift Tower, Electra Street, Al Markaziya, Abu Dhabi

11. Arts Graphic Art Cast-bronze statuary of Buddhist and Hindu Performance Art Musical heritage

12. Famous Places Kathmandu Tibetan Bhuddist Stupa “The Eyes are Watching You”

13. Nepali festival In new year the Tibetan Buddhist walk and dance around the city with colorful mask. Losar (January-February)

14. Interesting facts ♦ Flag of Nepal is not rectangular or not in shape? (Combination of two red pennons with a blue border, with a sun and crescent moon). ♦ Nepal is a tiny country and is 93rd largest in the world. ♦ Nepal is a land locked country, which means it is surrounded by various countries on all sides and has no sea border. ♦ The tallest mountain in the world, the Mount Everest is in Nepal!

15. Colors worldview Fear Vs Power The villagers respect and appreciate the head of the village, because he is the one that control the distribution on farms. Guilt Vs Innocence Women must respect and do what ever men said.

16. Business customs 1.Take off your shoes before entering a meeting place. 2.Ask for permission before entering a place, room or Hindu temple. 3.Say hello or Namaskar if anyone is initiating a dialogue with you. 4.You may accept handshake offered by both sex male or female, but never offer your hand first to women. 5.Elders are called by their title but not by their names. 6.For Yes : shake your head from side to side, and for NO: nod your head up and down. 7.Give and receive business cards using both hands.

17. High Context Culture Very rare marriage with outsiders Close personal relationships Strong sense of respect and honour People who are older are shown more respect and treated more formally. Gender roles clearly defined There is a huge gap between men and women. Strong sense of family Many of their decisions are made based on their family’s interests.

18. Proverbs from Nepal (Nachna najjanne aagon tedho); Unable to dance because the stage is crooked. Situation; used when a person does not acknowledge his incompetence and makes excuses; person who cannot dance complains that the stage was crooked. (Badarko hatma nariwal); Coconut in the hands of a monkey. Situation; used to describe how valuable gadgets or things end up in incompetent or irresponsible hands. Like, if you bought a new gameboy for your small brother but he broke it within a week. (Hattiko mukhma jira); Cumin in elephant's mouth. Situation; used to describe the situation when very small amount of food is present or given when you are very hungry. http://shresthamonsoon.hubpages.com/hub/Nepali-Proverbs

19. Let’s learn Nepali EnglishNepali \ EnglishNepali HelloNamastē नमस्ते Good morningŚubha rātrī शुभ रात्री Good byeBidā बिदा SchoolSkūla स्कूल FoodKhānā खाना waterPānī पानी MotherĀmā आमा FatherBubā बुबा SisterBahinī बहिनी BrotherBhā'i भाइ

20. Nepalese names menwomen Bishal Yash Aakash Kiran Prem Bikash Sunil Ram Sandesh sager Jessica Heena Mv Amita Shirisha ALISHA Bianca Aruna Jass sajita 70% of Nepalese names are an Indian names

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