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Lesson
3 OUR ETHNIC RITUALS

Nepal is a multiethnic country.
According to the census of
2011 AD, there are altogether
125 castes/ethnic groups and
123 languages in our country.

There is a significant diversity
in culture among various castes
and ethnic groups. Majority

of the Mongolian races live
in northern Nepal and the
Caucasian race (Aryan people)
in the southern part. Different
caste and ethnic groups living

in different places of our Marriage Tradition
country have practiced various rituals. Let’s discuss about some of them.

Some Ethnic Rituals

Marriage
Caste Birth Ritual Death Ritual Main Festival
Ritual
Naming ritual Arrange, Napur Karma Gyalbo
(Nwaran) by a abduction/ on 3 , 7 and Lhosar,
rd
th
Lama between eloping, 11 day after Dumjee, Oso,
th
Sherpa the 5 to 11 day Jari or love the death etc.
th
th
after the birth marriage according
according to to Buddhist

Buddhist tradition tradition

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