Congrats Jeila on 1000!! Wow! ~ ♡ ~ Here's my Culture contest entry- I did the Indian culture on the right are some things important to Indian culture (down arrow to hide, up arrow to show)~ backround is the Indian flag~ facts below~ d i w a l i Diwali is a 5- day festival of lights during which people light candles called Diyas, wear traditional clothing, and eat classic Indian food. Diwali also celebrates the goddess of wealth and prosperity, Lakshmi. My family celebrates it most years. t a j m a h a l Built by emperor Shah Jahan The Taj Mahal is an important temple in India. It's supposed to be the greatest architectural achievement in the whole range of Indo-Islamic architecture. The Taj Mahal is the jewel of Muslim art in India and a universally admired masterpiece. I've actually been there a couple of years ago- It was really cool. h e n n a Henna is a tradition where you dye the skin with patterns, kind of like a temporary tattoo. Henna, also called Mehindi, is used to dye your hands or feet specifically at celebrations or weddings. I got henna done at an Indian wedding and it was pretty but I didn't know you had to let it dry before touching it and it smeared ;n; my arm was dyed red for like a week. c l o t h i n g f a c t s When wearing traditional clothes, Indians often wear colorful elaborate dresses and jewelry. The girl here is wearing a traditional Indian dress called a Sari and a bindi on her forehead. The bindi represents the third eye of spiritual sight, which sees things the physical eyes cannot see~ it's important to a lot of indian culture for woman to wear with traditional clothing. ~~~~~~~ Credits: Art/ Animation- Me Contest- Jeila Music- Some sort of Indian music idk who it's by Information- Mostly just me but some by wikapedia ~~~~~~~ Hooray you read to the end!!!! I hope you learned something about the Indian culture today!
