Ap Human Geo Nepal Essay
In the video “Into Nepal – A Journey through the Kathmandu Valley,” there were many concepts that were easily recognizable due to the information that was given during the first semester of the AP Human Geography course.
The Hindu people who are pictured in the video segment, Budanilkantha: A Hindu Wedding, are practicing a custom of many Hindu people. A custom is the frequent repetition of an act, to the extent that it becomes a characteristic of the group of people performing the act. Although not all Hindus participate in arranged marriages, the acts that occur during the marriage are very similar. Before the wedding takes place, the bride receives a jewel that marks the central part in her hair which is a signal of her marriage. Along with different gifts to the attendees, the groom’s family also presents the bride with many gifts of cloths and gold jewelry. In the same video segment, during the wedding the bride washed her groom’s feet which is an old custom that means she takes the dust from a weary traveler who comes before her.
Material culture is a physical item that represents aspects of a culture. During the middle of a Hindu wedding, the bride leaves to change into a new sari, which are worn by majority of the women in the Hindu culture. In the video segment, Swayambunath: The Monkey Temple, the turning of the prayer wheels, which are located at the top of the stairs, represented a part of a folk culture. A folk culture is culture that is traditionally practiced by a small, homogeneous, rural group living in relative isolation from other groups. The people who visit “The Monkey Temple” believe that turning the prayer wheels adds momentum to the wish that all living creatures suffer lust and learn to be compassionate of each other’s burdens and sadnesses. In the Kathmandu valley, many of the people there practice two religions at the same time, Buddhism and Hinduism. Buddhism is a widespread Asian religion or philosophy, founded by Siddartha
The Hindu people who are pictured in the video segment, Budanilkantha: A Hindu Wedding, are practicing a custom of many Hindu people. A custom is the frequent repetition of an act, to the extent that it becomes a characteristic of the group of people performing the act. Although not all Hindus participate in arranged marriages, the acts that occur during the marriage are very similar. Before the wedding takes place, the bride receives a jewel that marks the central part in her hair which is a signal of her marriage. Along with different gifts to the attendees, the groom’s family also presents the bride with many gifts of cloths and gold jewelry. In the same video segment, during the wedding the bride washed her groom’s feet which is an old custom that means she takes the dust from a weary traveler who comes before her.
Material culture is a physical item that represents aspects of a culture. During the middle of a Hindu wedding, the bride leaves to change into a new sari, which are worn by majority of the women in the Hindu culture. In the video segment, Swayambunath: The Monkey Temple, the turning of the prayer wheels, which are located at the top of the stairs, represented a part of a folk culture. A folk culture is culture that is traditionally practiced by a small, homogeneous, rural group living in relative isolation from other groups. The people who visit “The Monkey Temple” believe that turning the prayer wheels adds momentum to the wish that all living creatures suffer lust and learn to be compassionate of each other’s burdens and sadnesses. In the Kathmandu valley, many of the people there practice two religions at the same time, Buddhism and Hinduism. Buddhism is a widespread Asian religion or philosophy, founded by Siddartha