SIKKIM

SIKKIM

Hello everyone today we will discuss about sikkim its culture , legend , etc.

DANCE OF SIKKIM

The three ethnic communities, Lepcha, Bhutia and Nepalis constitute the folk dances and songs which are an ingrained part of Sikkimese culture. ... Nepali folk dance “Maruni” – It is one of the oldest and popular group dance form of the Nepali community, usually performed by three male dancers and the three female dancers.

CULTURE OF SIKKIM

Sikkim is a beautiful land of manifold tribes and races of people living together . All these diverse and communities have their unique features in addition to their particular dance forms , festivals , languages , culture , and craft forms . The miscellany of ethnic groups ,religion , and languages is seen all over Sikkim

DRESSES OF SIKKIM

The Kho (Sikkimese: བགོ) or Bakhu (Nepali: बख्खु) is a traditional dress worn by Bhutia, ethnic Sikkimese people of Sikkim and Nepal.

SIKKIM FESTIVALS

TOP 5 SIKKIM FESTIVALS ARE SAGA DHAWA , PANG LHABSOL , LOSOONG OR THE SONAM LOSER , INTERNATIONAL FLOWER DAY AND LOSAR IS THE TIBETAN

SIKKIM PEOPLE

Sikkimese are people who inhabit the Indian state of Sikkim. The dominance ethnic diversity of Sikkim is represented by 'Lho-Mon-Tsong-Tsum' that identifies origin of three races since seventeenth century. The term 'Lho' refers to Bhutias (Lhopo) means south who migrated from southern Tibet, the term 'Mon' refers to Lepchas (Rong) lived in lower eastern Himalayas and the term 'Tsong' refers to Limbus (Tsong) another tribe of Sikkim.

SIKKIM PEOPLE

Sikkim is also home to the majority ethnic Nepalis (Gorkhali) people which include tribes such as Limbu (Subba), Chhetri, Gurung, Thakuri, 

Newar, Magar (Manger),

 Tamang, Kirat Rai, Kami, Sarki, Sunuwar, 

Shresthas, Hyolmo, Damai and Sherpa. However, Nepalis started to inhabited in Sikkim since the nineteenth century and later the presence of people from Mainland India

LANGUAGE

The Sikkimese language, also called Sikkimese Tibetan, Bhutia, or Drenjongké (Tibetan: འབྲས་ལྗོངས་སྐད་, Wylie: 'bras ljongs skad, "Rice Valley language"),Dranjoke, Denjongka, Denzongpeke and Denzongke, belongs to the Southern Tibetic languages. It is spoken by the Bhutia in Sikkim, India and in parts of Mechi Zone, Nepal. The Sikkimese people refer to their own language as Drendzongké and their homeland as Drendzong (Tibetan: འབྲས་ལྗོངས་, Wylie: 'bras-ljongs, "Rice Valley")

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Sikkim is a state in northeast India, bordered by Bhutan, Tibet and Nepal. Part of the Himalayas, 

the area has a dramatic landscape that includes India’s highest mountain, 8,586m 

Kangchenjunga. Sikkim is also home to glaciers, alpine meadows and thousands of varieties of 

wildflowers. Steep paths lead to hilltop Buddhist monasteries such as Pemayangtse, which dates 

to the early 1700s.

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The Kingdom of Sikkim was founded by the Namgyal dynasty in the 17th century. It was ruled 

by Buddhist priest-kings known as the Chogyal. It became a princely state of British India in 

1890. Following Indian independence, Sikkim continued its protectorate status with the Union 

of India after 1947, and the Republic of India after 1950. It enjoyed the highest literacy rate and 

per capita income among Himalayan states. In 1973, anti-royalist riots took place in front of the 

Chogyal's palace.

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In 1975, after the Indian Army took over the city of Gangtok, 

a referendum was held that led to the deposition of the monarchy and Sikkim joining India as its 

22nd state.

Capital: Gangtok

Population: 6.19 lakhs (2012)

SIKKIM FOOD

Sikkimese meals typically follow a bhat-dal-tharkari-achar (rice-legume soup-curry-pickle) pattern. A boiled rice and lentil soup containing spices such as coriander, turmeric, cumin, and garam masala. It is often cooked with onion, garlic, ginger, chili, tomatoes, or tamarind and served with a vegetable tarkari.