The culture of Kashmir refers to the culture and tradition of Kashmir, a region in North India (consisting of Jammu and Kashmir), north east Pakistan (consisting of Azad Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan) and a Chinese Occupied territory of Aksai Chin. Along with its scenic beauty, Kashmir is famous for its cultural heritage; its amalgamate Muslim, Hindus, Sikh and Buddhist philosophers and has involved composite culture based on the value of humanism and tolerance which is collectively known as “Kashmiriyat”. This is no feasible to cover the whole Kashmiri Culture and tradition in one article. In this article we will try to highlight the traditional Food and Dress of Kashmir. The dominating religion of Kashmir is “Islam”, so the Kashmiri Muslim community loves to dress up with “Pheran”. Pheran the traditional dress of Kashmir is a long loose shirt which hangs down below the knee along with a white turban tied on a skull-cap, a close fitting trousers and laceless shoes called gurgabi. Kashmiri cuisine hold a unique place among different world cuisine. Kashmiri wedding are regarded incomplete without the Kashmiri traditional food known as Wazwan.
Traditional, culture, Amalgamate, Kashmiriyat, Pheran, WAzwan
