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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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