SOCIAL SCIENCE

HOLIDAY HOME WORK

Name Praveen Dhoundiyal

Subject
Scial science

Roll no. 31
S ikkim
Folk dance
 The Maruni dance is one
MARUNI of the oldest dances in
Sikkim performed by the
.........
Nepalis. This dance is
performed in the Tihar
festival by the Nepali
community as well as
family occasions like
marriages and births. The
dance celebrates the
concept of the victory of
good over evil.
 SIKKIM
Musical instruments
 String instruments played
with scratching on the
TAAL strings.
String instruments played
.............
with a bow, rubbing on
the strings.
 A stringed instrument is
described with
proportional lengths in
Susira Jaiminiya Brahmana and
................ Aitareya Aranyaka, and
these are compared to
poetical meters. The
Sanskrit literature such as
Natya Shastra describes
four types of Vadya:
Tantu: stringed musical
instrument (chordophone)
Susira: hollow musical
instrument (aerophone)
 Solid instruments like
sticks and cymbals
GHANA played by beating with
.............. sticks or metals.

Instrument - sikkim
 Hollow wood or metal
drums covered one side
or both sides with animal
skin with Khari pasted on
AVADHYA the Skin.
................ Hollow wood or metal
drums covered one side
or both sides with animal
skin but without Khari
pasted on the Skin.
HERITAGE
Site of sikkim
DUBDI MONESTRA

The Chogyar Namgyal

established the first
monastery known as the
Dubdi Monastery in 1701.
Established in 1701, it is
professed to be the oldest
monastery in Sikkim and
is located on the top of a
hill which is about an
hour's walk (3 kilometres
(1.9 mi)) from Yuksom.
R ABDENTSE
Rabdentse was the
second capital of the
former Kingdom of Sikkim
from 1670 to 1814. The
capital city was destroyed
by the invading Gurkha
army and only the ruins of
the palace and the
chortens are seen here
now
 Kirateshwar Mahadev
Temple is a Hindu
Kirateshwar temple, identified to be a
Mahadev temple Hindu pilgrimage site
which is located at
Legship, West Sikkim,
India along the banks of
River Rangeet,[1] which
has many mythological
episodes of the
Mahabharata attached to
it. The temple is also
known as Kirateshwar
Mahadev Thaan by the
Kirati people or simply
known as Shiv Mandir.
The Pemayangtse
Monastery is a Buddhist
monastery in Pemayangtse
Pemayangtse, near Monestra
Pelling in the
northeastern Indian state
of Sikkim, located 110 km
west of Gangtok.[1]
Planned, designed and
founded by Lama Lhatsun
Chempo in 1647, it is one
of the oldest and premier
monasteries of Sikkim,
also the most famous in
Sikkim
TRADITIONAL
Dresses of silkim
KHO OR BAKHU

The Kho or Bakhu is a

traditional dress worn by
Bhutia, ethnic Sikkimese
people of Sikkim and
Nepal. ... Women wear a
silken, full-sleeve blouse
called a honju inside the
kho; a loose gown type
garment fastened near
the waist, tightened with
a belt.
LEPCHA
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lepcha women in the

traditional Dumvum
(Source) The traditional
attire of Lepcha women
involves a sari-like
garment known as
Dumvum or Dumyam. It is
an ankle-length outfit,
silky and smooth binding
comfort and culture
together. Underneath, a
loose-fitting blouse in a
contrasting colour is worn
known as Tago.
PHARIA
..................

Pharia. (Source)
Augmenting the grace of
Nepalese women, the
traditional attire called
Pharia is available in a
variety of different hues.
Like in the case of the
Bhutias, a long, loose
blouse fastened on four
sides is worn, standing
true to its name,
Chaubandi Cholo.
Wedding
Attire

The bride of Sikkim

generally dons the royal
outfit of Bakhu
accompanied by a full
sleeved blouse made out
of the finest textures of
silk. This outfit, as it is a
loose falling garment is
fastened with a belt that
goes across the waist to
tighten the outfit and give
it a more defined shape.
CUISINE
OF SIKKIM
THUPKA MOMOS

Rice is a staple cereal in the food

and cuisine of Sikkim. Wheat,
buckwheat,barley and finger
millet are used in their local
diets.Meat is an important part of
their traditional diet.They use
many of the ingredients as we do
like onions, garlic, cumin,
chillies,how ever the cuisine
seems to call for a lighter touch
than that required to master the
bold , loud flavors of other
regional states.
S AEL ROTI
............

Sel roti is a traditional

homemade ring-shaped rice
bread originating from Nepal
which is sweet in taste. It is
mostly prepared during
Dashain and Tihar, widely
celebrated Hindu festivals in
Nepal and Sikkim and
Darjeeling regions in India
where ethnic Nepalese
people have presence. It is
known as Shinghal in Kumaon.
 GUNDRUK
...................

Gundruk is a fermented
leafy green vegetable and
a popular food in Nepal,
and it is claimed to be one
of the national dishes. It is
popular not only in Nepal
but also in Gorkhali or
Nepalese diaspora
households worldwide.
 THE

SIKKIM
TEA

Sikkim tea is a variety of tea

grown in the state of Sikkim,
India. Though Sikkim tea is not
as widespread in use as the
neighboring Darjeeling tea, it
has recently gained more
recognition from the increasing
demand for organic products.
The tea is mostly sold under the
marketing name 'Temi tea'.
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