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Lesson
7.12 Our Ancestors: Our Pride

FACTS “The desires to fly is an idea handed down to us by
to Understand our ancestors who looked enviously on the birds
soaring freely through space……… on the infinite
highway of the air.”
- Wilbur Wright

An ancestor or forefather is a parent or grandparent, great grandparents who lived
before us. They are the one from whom one is descended. Ancestors handed down our
culture, tradition and all the system of the family, community and the society from
one generation to another.

Nepal is a very rich country in its fundamental and original art, culture, tradition
and lifestyle. This uniqueness is inherited by our ancestors in the past. They gave
guidelines to the younger generation to follow it. There are many things that have
been handed down from one generation to another. Some of them are discussed in
this lesson.
Uniqueness in Culture

Nepal is unique in many factors. The cultural uniqueness, variation in terms of religion
but maintained tolerance in practice. According to census BS 2068, 125 ethnic groups
are living in the country following different cultures. These practices are transformed
to new generations by the old generations. They are adopting cultures and traditions
along with the adoption of science and technologies, actions and thoughts.
Different Periods of History

The Nepalese history has been divided into three distinct divisions, i.e. the Ancient
period, the Medieval Period and the Modern Period. All the periods are unique and
special among themselves. The Nepalese lifestyle, art, craft, culture, tradition, etc. The
traditional arts, culture and valuable heritages and properties of the new generation.
They have adopted everything from their past history. The new generation feel proud
on the unique culture and tradition of our ancestors and learn to preserve, protect and
promote as well as develop them according to the developing situation of the society
without losing the identity and our originality.

Caste Division

According to Hinduism the traditional Nepalese Society was divided into four
major castes. They are the Brahmins, the Chhetris, the Vaishysas and the Sudras.
There were no discrimination among the castes. As the caste division was made
according to the religion on which people followed. So people were very happy to be in
different castes.

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