"FUN" Traditions in Pakistani Culture

ButtSb · November 25, 2013, 7:21pm

Re: “FUN” Traditions in Pakistani Culture

Dressing up on 14th Aug, jhandiyan lagaana, milli naghmay gaana

Pahaariyan dekhne jaana

Reciting naat on Quran khwaani/khatam

On one of the nights of ibaadat, praying as a group of girls

Jumma prayers/eid ki namaz in big groups … and it used to be fun cuz everyone knew everyone else

Khatam ka food lene jaana (kheer or namkeen chaawal or channay ki dal)

Baarish main pakoray banaana aur sometimes baarish main nahaana

Sardiyon main koylay pahaana (cuz heater was unreliable due to electricity outages)

Garmiyon main haath ka pankha jhulaana (jab light nahi hoti thi)

Charpaai pe chatt pe sona aur raat ko baarish ho jaani tu sab kuch samait ke neeche ko dorna

Garmiyon main sehan main dhoop senkna aur fresh fruits kaat ke sab ko serve karna (we had a guava tree and mango tree in our backyard)

Raat ko 8 baje PTV pe drama dekhna with the whole family…daadi ami ki legs dabaana lekin asal main drama main khoye hona

Home economics ke school projects aur saare ghar se help lena… balkay exams ke duraan, being treated like a VIP, khaana/juice etc sab saamne paish hona aur saari saari raat jaag ke parhna

I’m sure there is more, but just wanted to say, traditions are not bound to a location. The family carries traditions with them wherever in the world they go. We don’t have any extended family in Canada and certain things are not applicable to the environment here (like the open house concept, electricity issues, knowing everyone in your community on a first name basis, etc) but there are lots of traditions we still engage in because they’re ingrained so deeply in us. =)

you watched 8 bajay wala drama…damn you are old as old as me or even more