Culture of Afghanistan

Culture of Afghanistan - Art: Encyclopedia II - Culture of Afghanistan - Art

Afghan Art has spanned many centuries. One of the most famous types is the Gandhara Art between the 1st and 7th centuries which was had Greco-Roman ancestory. Since the 1900's Afghanistan began to use Western techniques in Art. Art was originally almost entirely done by men but recently in theatre arts women have begun to take center stage [1]. Afghan art is largely centered at the Kabul Museum. Other well known forms of art in Afghanistan are Music and Poetry. See also:

Culture of Afghanistan - Art: Encyclopedia II - Culture of Afghanistan - Holidays Holidays in Afghanistan are celebrated according to the lunar calendar while other holidays secular holidays are celebrated based on the solar calendar. On holidays Afghans usually visit their family and friends where they prepare lavish meals and have special prayers with the extended family. [7] Culture of Afghanistan - National. National festivals include Norouz(Afghan New Year), Victory of Muslim Nations Annversary of Revolution, Afghan Independence Day (also known as Jeshen), and National Labour Day. Norouz is held annualy on 21 March. < ...

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Kushan Empire - The Kushans and Buddhism

Kushan Empire - Depiction of Kushan devotees in the art of Gandhara

Culture of Afghanistan - Art: : Buddhist art

Buddhist art originated in the Indian subcontinent in the centuries following the life of the historical Gautama Buddha in the 6th to 5th century BCE, before evolving through its contact with other cultures and its diffusion through the rest of Asia and the world. A first, essentially Indian, aniconic phase (avoiding direct representations of the Buddha), was followed from around the 1st century CE by an iconic phase (with direct representations of the Buddha). From that time, Buddhist art diversified and evolved ...

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Buddhist art - Aniconic phase 5th century - 1st century BCE
Buddhist art - Iconic phase 1st century CE – present
Buddhist art - Northern Buddhist art

Buddhist art - Central Asia
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Buddhist art - Korea
Buddhist art - Japan
Buddhist art - Tibet and Bhutan
Buddhist art - Vietnam

Buddhist art - Southern Buddhist art

Buddhist art - Burma
Buddhist art - Cambodia
Buddhist art - Thailand
Buddhist art - Indonesia

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Bamiyan Province - Politics

Culture of Afghanistan - Art: Encyclopedia - United States Marine Corps

The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is a branch of the U.S. military. While concerned almost exclusively with shipboard security service and amphibious warfare in its formative years, the Marine Corps has evolved to fill a unique, multi-purpose role within the modern United States military. The Marine Corps is the second smallest of the five branches (Navy, Marine Corps, Army, Air Force, Coast Guard) of the U.S. military, with 176,000 active and 40,000 reserve Marines as of 2005. Only the United States ...

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Culture of Afghanistan - Art: Encyclopedia - Culture of Armenia

The culture of Armenia: Armenian language Armenian needlelace Khachkar - a unique Armenian form of art. Stones carved with intricate knotwork, and a cross in the center. rug weaving metalwork opera and ballet Music of Armenia Culture of Armenia - External link. Armenian dances, from parev.net Culture of: Afghanistan | Armenia | Azerbaijan | Bahrain | Banglad ...

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Culture of Afghanistan - Art: Encyclopedia - Buddhist art

Buddhist art originated in the Indian subcontinent in the centuries following the life of the historical Gautama Buddha in the 6th to 5th century BCE, before evolving through its contact with other cultures and its diffusion through the rest of Asia and the world. A first, essentially Indian, aniconic phase (avoiding direct representations of the Buddha), was followed from around the 1st century CE by an iconic phase (with direct representations of the Buddha). From that time, Buddhist art diversified and evolved ...

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Buddhist art - Southern Buddhist art

Culture of Afghanistan - Art: Encyclopedia - Afghan people

Afghan is the name used to describe a person from the country of Afghanistan. It is, however, hard to combine the varying groups. Often times the Pashtun are refered to as Afghans while other groups hold to their ethnic name (ex. Tajiks are known as Tajiks, etc.). The citizens of Afghanistan are in many ways somewhat distinct from the notion of ethnic Afghans as a result of this understanding. In addition, many Afghans, such as the Tajiks, consider themselves distinct from Iranians since the religious wars between Shias and Sunnis dur ...

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Afghan people - History

Afghan people - Culture

Afghan people - Identity

Culture of Afghanistan - Art: Encyclopedia - Archaeological Survey of India

Archaeological Survey of India is an Indian government agency under the Department of Culture that is responsible about archaeological studies and preservation of cultural monuments. According to its website, ASI's function is to "explore, excavate, conserve, preserve and protect the monuments and sites of National & International Importance." Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is a successor of the Asiatic Society of British archaeologist Sir William Jones, founded January 15, 1784. In 1788 it begun to publish journal ...

Culture of Afghanistan - Art: Encyclopedia - Bagram

Bagrām (Also Begram, anciently Kapici or Kapisa) is an antique city 60 kilometers northwest of Kabul in Afghanistan, near today's city of Charikar. It was built at the junction of the Ghorband and the Panjshir valley, acting as a passage point to India on the Silk Road, towards Kabul and Bamiyan. Bagram - Origins. The city was destroyed by Cyrus, restored by Darius, and then fortified and rebuilt by Alexander the Great as Alexandria of the Caucasus. Begram then became one of the capita ...

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Culture of Afghanistan - Art: Encyclopedia - Culture of Tajikistan

The Culture of Tajikistan has developed over several thousand years. Historically, Tajiks and Persians come from very similar stock with a mutual language and are related as part of the larger group of Iranian peoples. Tajik culture can be divided into two areas, Metropolitan and Kuhiston(Highland). Ancient towns such as Bukhara, Samarkand, Herat, Balkh and Nishopur Khiva are no longer part of the country. More modern centres include Dushan ...

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Culture of Afghanistan - Art: Encyclopedia - Culture of Laos

Theravadan Buddhism has contributed greatly to the Lao culture. It is reflected throughout the country both in its language to the temple as well as art, literature, performing arts, etc. Laotian music is dominated by its national instrument, the khaen (a type of bamboo pipe). Bands typically include a singer/rapper (mor lam) and a khaen player (mor khaen) alongside fiddlers and other musicians. Lam saravane is the most popular genre of Laotian music, but ethnic Lao in Thailand have developed an internationally-best selling form called mor lam sing. One significant ar ...

Culture of Afghanistan - Art: Encyclopedia - Contemporary culture of North Korea

Since the establishment of the Han Dynasty colonies in the northern Korean Peninsula 2,000 years ago, Koreans have been under the cultural influence of China. During the period of Japanese rule (1910-45), the government attempted to force Koreans to adopt the Japanese language and culture. Neither the long and pervasive Chinese influence nor the more coercive and short-lived Japanese attempts to make Koreans loyal subjects of the Japanese emperor, however, succeeded in eradicating their ethnic, cultural, and linguistic distinctiveness. The d ...

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Culture of Afghanistan - Art: Encyclopedia - Culture of Malaysia

Malaysian culture is a mixture of Malay, Chinese, Indian, and various indigenous tribes dating back to more than fifteen hundred years ago from a Malay kingdom in Lembah Bujang with traders from China and India. The first Chinese to settle in the straits, primarily in and around Malacca, gradually adopted elements of Malaysian culture and intermarried with the Malaysian community and with this, a new ethnic group called babas (male) and nonyas (female) emerged. Babas and nonyas as a group are know as Per ...

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Culture of Malaysia - The People

Culture of Afghanistan - Art: Encyclopedia - Cinema of Iran

If one were to trace the first visual representations in Iranian history, the bas-reliefs in Persepolis (c.500 B. C) would be one of the earliest examples. There were many dramatic performance arts popular before the advent of cinema in Iran. A few examples include: Khaymeshab-bazi (puppet shows), Saye-bazi (shadow plays), Rouhozi (comical acts), and Ta'zieh (a form of Persian passion play, presenting tragic dramas based on the martyrdom of Hossein, an extremely important figure in Shi'asm). The first Persian filmmaker was like ...

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Culture of Afghanistan - Art: Encyclopedia II - United States Marine Corps - Martial arts program

In 2001, the Marine Corps initiated an internally designed martial arts program, called Marine Corps Martial Arts Progam, or MCMAP for short. The idea was borrowed from the South Korean Marines, who train in martial arts and who, during the Vietnam War, were widely rumored to all hold black belts. Due to an expectation that urban and police-type peacekeeping missions would become more common in the 21st century, placing Marines in even closer contact with unarmed civilians, MCMAP will provide Marines with a larger and more versatile set of l ...

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