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LESSON              OUR GLORIOUS TRADITIONS
               1               Objectives :  After the completion of this lesson, students will be able to:





                                             differentiate between good and bad traditions of our society.
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                                             avoid bad tradition and continue the good one.
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            Lopsang Sherpa of Namuna School writes a letter to his friend Linda,

            who lives in Canada and wants to know about Nepalese customs and
            traditions. Let’s read the letter.

            Dear Linda,


            I’m really happy to know that you want to visit my country on your
            next holiday. I’m very impressed that you want to know about some

            of our important traditions. Writing to you about my traditions is a
            matter of pride for me because I love my customs and traditions.

            Linda,  our  society  is  full  of  good  and

            interesting  traditions.  People living  in
            different  communities  have  different

            customs  and  traditions.  Let  me  tell  you
            about some common traditions followed
            in our society. To respect our elders and to

            treat our guests kindly is a good aspect of
            our tradition. We have sayings like Atithi

            Devo Bhava,  Matri Devo Bhava,  Pitri
            Devo Bhava and Guru Devo Bhava, which
            teach us to have great respect for guests,

            parents and teachers.

            We celebrate festivals like Dashain, Tihar,
            Eid, Chhatha, Christmas, Buddha Jayanti

            and many other festivals to strengthen
            the bond between the family members,

            relatives and the neighbours. Our tradition

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