Diving Into Maldives

Has anyone heard of Maldives? I sure haven't! The Maldives is a small island nation in South Asia, located in the Arabian Sea of the Indian Ocean. It is southwest of Sri Lanka and India. As I have previously mentioned, I haven't heard of this nation, but I find its location and name intriguing, which is why I chose to do this blog on it. Many of their culture, traditions, and customs originated from Indian, Sri Lankan, Malaysian, Arab, Persian, Indonesian, and even African influences. This is shown in their dances and the accompanying music. For example, Boduberu, a traditional dance in the Maldives, takes you to Africa through the language and the rhythm of the drums. Thaara, another popular folk dance in the Maldives, is believed to be introduced by the Gulf Arabs. Many more of the Maldives's traditional dances have origins similar to these. Do you think that the popular songs of the younger generation have origins like Thaara or Boduberu?
(Because I don't!)

Grade 3 dancing Thaara

Bangladesh information blog

Bangladesh info on history, language, etiquette, culture, and location





“Oh my gosh, did you hear about Bangladesh, I do not know what it is. Is it a common food that is made with farmed ingredients”? “I think it is part of a shoe collection, I’m imagining it as special converses with a star on the base”. “No guys, I think it’s a news channel that talks about South Asia”.





Bangladesh is a small country in Southern Asia that is hardly in the news, due to lack of attention or lack of conflicts. Bangladesh is located in the delta of the Padma (Ganges Ganga) and Jamuna (Brahmaputra). Bangladesh is called “Land of the Bengalis' ), because the Bengal river cuts through it. Most of the people are muslim, other races have a small population in Bangladesh. In 1971, Bangladesh became an independent country along with its capital in Dhaka.





Bengali or Bangla is the majority language, the language that many people speak in Bangladesh. The aryan languages are spoken in Bangladesh, aryan means a member of one of the peoples of the indian subcontinent speaking and indo-european language. The aryan languages that people speak in Bangladesh are Bishnupriya, Chakma, Chittagoggian, Hajong, Rohingya, Sylheti, Tangchangya, Rangpuri, Assamese, Oraon Sadri, and Bihari. The non-aryan languages (austroasiatic languages) in Bangladesh are Khasi, Koda, Mundari, Pnar, Santali, and War- Jaintia. I did not expect that there would be a lot of languages, but they do have a lot of culture.





Bangladesh has a lot of culture, it is amazing how they are compactas a country, while others are falling apart. One greeting that surprised me was when they take place between people with the same sex. This one rule of giving gifts to people is that you should never give money or white flowers, it will be taken offensively and will be considered inappropriate at funerals.As they say, “the left hand is always unclean, so only eat, pass dishes, or drink with the right hand”. Many people eat with their hands, so you might share a dish with others, it’s common.





“ Oh my, now I know more about Bangladesh’s country, I should have stayed in school”.




My sources
https://www.commisceo-global.com/resources/country-guides/bangladesh-guide

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Indo-Aryan

https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-languages-are-spoken-in-bangladesh.html

https://www.britannica.com/place/Bangladesh



Bangladesh Flag

Sri Lanka

                             Sɾι Lαɳƙα

                  ශ්රී ලංකාව           இலங்கை                       

  (in Sinhala)                               (in Tamil)

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                                𝘛𝘰𝘱 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘍𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘴:

        Fish ambul thiyal (sour fish curry)-   

       Kottu (also, kottu roti) -

       Kukul mas curry (chicken curry)-

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                                     𝘔𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘍𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘴:

Mahashivratri,

Is celebrated on the month of maagha according to the Hindu calender (the new moon day) -

               

 Navam Perahera,

Navam Pova commemorates the first-ever Buddhist Council, held three months following the passing of Buddha.-

                      

Vel Festival, celebrates the Hindu war god Skanda, also known as Lord Muruga. This is one of the most important festivals in Sri Lanka.-

   

                   

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                                          𝘍𝘶𝘯 𝘐𝘯 𝘚𝘳𝘪 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘢

• Surfing.
• Exploring the hill country.
• Ride the Train.
• Go to Udawalawe National Park.
• Visit a Turtle Hatchery.

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india's biggest festival

 Indias biggest festival and most popular festival of colors. The festival in is in India. India, Holi announces the festival because of the arrival of spring and the passing of winter. People gather there to bury their hatchets with a warm embrace, throwing their worries in the air. Creating a very colorful environment. With colors ranging from red, pink, yellow, green, violet, blue and others. People dance sing throwing colors in the air and at each other. Though liquid colors are used in India. A warm environment because they do not want people to get sick. I picked India’s most popular festival is because it a way to get rid of worries and other things, it is so colorful. Would you like to go to this colorful festival?

Aloo gosht, Sounds interesting...

Even though I have never had Aloo Gosht, the name sounds very interesting, and I probably wouldn't like it but I would at least give it a try. It says that Aloo gosht is a very traditional meal that originated from the Indian Subcontinent. The name Aloo Gosht sounds like some crazy medicine used to fight off indigestion or something. If I were to ever travel to Asia, I would probably travel to Afghanistan to try it out.

India has the third best food

What I am going to talk to you about is India's food. My family has Indian food most week days. Indian food usually includes rice, curry, or spices. Another Indian food that I am going to talk to you about is samosas. Samosas are either fried or baked indian pastries that usually include spiced potatoes, peas, and lentils. Sometimes my parents make the samosas but most of the time we get them from the stores. Some people like having meat samosas and some people like having vegetarian samosas. If you strongly want to try a samosa then I suggest that you try them.

Afghan Food!

Afghan food is mainly based around its most common crops such as wheat, corn, barley, and rice. Kabuli palaw is the national dish of Afghanistan  Afghanistan is also known for its very high-quality grapes, pomegranates, and rugby shaped melons??? I think the whole rugby shaped melon thing is really interesting because I have never seen anything like this. It is actually quite big too.  But the number one most popular food in Afghanistan is a flatbread called Bolani. They fill it with potatoes and such even sometimes spinach. I'm not sure about you but I would absolutely love to try this it sounds like a samosa. (Kind of.)