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Lesson Our Social Behaviours, Cultures
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and Traditions

German society celebrates Oktoberfest every year that
FACTS runs from late September to the first Sunday in October.
to Understand About 81 million people celebrate this festival.

There are many social activities
practised in our society. These are
the reflections of our behaviours,
cultures, traditions, lifestyles, etc.
This includes various rites and
rituals performed from birth to
death of an individual. These are the
combination of feast and festivals,
profession, language, religions,
costumes, cultures and traditions,
relations, food.
Tradition is a belief, behaviour,
customs or elements of a culture Indra jatra (Pulu kesi dance)
transferred, from generation within
a group or society with its origin in the past. In Nepal, people from different
social cultural, religious and geographical backgrounds have their own unique
culture and traditions. All these are influenced by social norms and values. Nepali
societies are in transitional phase between traditional and modern practices.
People of various societies have their own special norms and values. Respecting
and serving our parents, aged people, teachers and seniors and loving juniors,
showing good hospitality to the guests, constructing resting place, pati, pauwa,
chautaro, making taps and wells and offer food and water to hungry and thirsty
people are the common norms and values of our society.

People plant peeple trees, basil plant (Tulsi) and worship, observe many festivals
with great pumps. In this way people living in society share their joys and sorrow,
exchange their feelings morality, disciple, good conduct, etc. Nepali people help
others in pain and share happiness. They together perform marriage and death
rituals, join different organizations like Aama Samuha, religious groups, guthi,
gather in Rodhi and other developmental and welfare programme in the society.
The Nepalese have unique culture, dress, dances, songs, musical instruments and
many more features which have also lured many tourists.
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