WalkintoIndiaGeographyClimate

CuisineHOTbelongstotropicalmonsoonclimatetakeBombayforexampletsunamidroughtThemainplacesofinterestinIndiaTajMahal泰姬陵Itwasbuiltforthewifeoftheking-Shahjahan沙賈汗inMughaldynasty（莫臥兒王朝）.Itwasunderthenameofthetitleoftheconcubine妃子.ItmeansthefirstwomaninPalace.

RedFort德里紅堡ItwasthepalaceofMughaldynasty.ItwasatypicalMughalstylebuilding.

Nalan-da那蘭陀ThesiteofBuddhistholylands.ThesitofBuddhistholylandsCuisine-----FoodAvegetariankingdomMilkandteaMuttonTobaccoandalcoholarenotpopularNoknifeandforkfeaturesIndianChaiIndianSamosasWantDon'tbeangryART&LANGUGELANGUAGE&LITERATURE16523318ENGLISHANDHINDILANGUAGEDANCENorthernIndiandanceMannypooleydanceCuttackdanceSouthernIndiandanceBharatanatyamGetakelidance

BellyDancePAINTING

TheevolutionofIndiaartstyleisaffectednotonlybythebeautyofformautonomylaw,butalsorestrictedbytheIndiareligion,philosophytransmutationBuddhistartHinduArtARCHITECTURETheIndiaRiverandtheGangesRiverareoneoftheancientworldcivilizationdevelopedarea,isthebirthplaceofBuddhism,BrahmanismandJainism,laterleftarichandcolorfulbuildings.SociallifeofIndiaReligionInterestingsocialcustomsandtraditionsIdeasandbeliefsDeeplyinfluentedbyreligions

ReligiousdiversityBUDDHISM佛教

﹠JAINISM耆那教CHRISTIANISM基督教

﹠SIKHISM錫克教HINDUISM印度教

﹠ISLAM伊斯蘭教Hinduism

The3rdlargestTheoldestextantreligionMorethan800millionadherents---82%ofpeoplePolytheism多神論

---morethan300milliondeitiesCastesystem種姓制度

---BrahminKshatriyaVaishyaSūdraIdea---ThesoulsofpeopleareperpetualShivaBrahmaVishun3lorddeitiesofHinduism

ThefaneofHinduism---PrambanamTotemofHinduismWeareHOLYCATTLE.SymbolofHinduismEverymorning，manyHindusbathintheholywaterofVaranasiGangesRiver(瓦拉納西恒河)WorshipJainismHolyplaceofJainism---Udaipur“jai”meanssuccess.Nameofadeity.4.2millionworshippers.HighsocialstatusPowerful,richandinfluentialThefaneofJainism

religiousactivities

SikhismAgainstwithHinduismAgainstwithCastesystemButwanttoeliminatetheconflictamongeveryreligions

Believetheonlydeity

ThefaneofSikhism---DaikinTemple

CostumeofsikhismSymbolThenationalflowerofIndiaNationalbird

TraditionalSocialCultureTheinfluencesofHinduismandthetraditionofthecastesystemhavecreatedaculturethatemphasizesestablishedhierarchicalrelationships.

Indiansarealwaysconsciousofsocialorderandtheirstatusrelativetootherpeople.

Allrelationshipsinvolvehierarchies.Etiquettes

andtaboos

JustCan'tSayNoIndiansdonotliketoexpress'no,'AnIndianwouldbeconsideredterriblyrudeifyousaid“no”.MeetingEtiquetteNormalgreeting:Holdhands,palmstogether,underthechinandsay,"Namaste,"means"peace."AlighthandshakeisconsideredthemostpoliteformofgreetinginIndia.Itisconsideredimpolitetoofferyourhandfirsttoshakewithawomen,becauseofreligiousbeliefs.AdirtylefthandWashingwithlefthand……Iamthe“right”hand.Itispolitetoshakewithyourrighthands.Don’ttouch!Ifyoutouchothers’head,youwillmakethemunhappy.Holyhead

ColoursLikeDislikeLuckynumbersHistoricaleventsCeremonyFestivalsIndia

ImportantEventsInIndianHistory1.PartitionofIndia&Pakistan(1947)2.FramingofConstitution(1950)3.GoldenTempleAssault(1984)4.MissileLaunchesandGreenRevolution(20thcentury)HinduBabyNamingCeremony-Namkaran

Mostlyonthe11thor12thdayafterdeliveryFemalerelativesgatheraroundthecradleandsingtraditionalfolksongsBlessthechildandthemothertogethergivingsomegiftitemsAfeastforallthefamilymembersWedding

Bridealwaysinredorwhite,withjewelryandlongwreathwithrosesThreeparts:footwashing,handholding,scatteringflowerretalsEattraditionalcandyAfterfeast,thebridehasacryFuneralFormanyHindusburyingtheirdead,themostcommonpracticeistocrematethebody,collecttheashes,onthefourthday,dispersetheashesinasacredbodyofwater

PopularFestivalsinIndiaNO.1Diwali--"FestivalofLights",(5November).NO.2Holi--"FestivalofColors