stuff+you+din't+know+about+INDIA



hello people this page is all about india! indian people, indian culture, indian food, indian celebrations, indian animals, maps, fun facts, the Taj mahal ,religion , Bollywood,and much much more. hope you enjoy!



Facts about India...


 * The famous board game called "Chess" was invented in India.
 * In India's 100,000 years of history, it has never invaded any other country.
 * India is the 6th largest country in the world, the largest democracy and one of the oldest civilization.
 * India was one of the richest countries in the world before the British invasion in 17th century.
 * The origination of Yoga was done 5,000 years ago in India

More than a million Indians are millionaires, yet most Indians live on less than two dollars a day. An estimated 35% of India’s population lives below the poverty line.l

The number system used in everything today was invented in India. -Sanskrit the traditional Indian language is considered the hardest language in the world even more harder then software language.

-India has the most post offices in the entire world. -The first university in the world was built in India. Around 800 Bc

Indian dances

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Indian food

indian food tends to be very spicy but soooooo good. popular Indian dishes would be samosas, butter chicken currie, and Naan. Naan is just like bred exept it is round and has different spices in it. However, indian deserts are very sweet. one dish is like a donut dipped in syrup, and i mean lots of syrup!!!!! its way too sweet for me! her ae some pics...



Indian weddings!

In indian Culture weddings are not a small event with anywhere between 100 to 10,000 people attending! Before the wedding there is a Mehndi ceremony for the bride. The wedding joins two famillies as well as two people.The female relatives prepare by decorating the bride's hands and feet with henna. Henna is a paste thaat leaves a red stain. The designs are called Mehndi.



Everyone dresses up in he family. Boys sometimes wear Turbans like the men. The Bride will wear a red sari and lots of gold jewelry. after the wedding the guests shower the bride and groom with rice and flowers. Then they gather at the homes of the Brides and Groom's parents for lots of food and FUN!



Diwali Festivals

Diwali is ﻿the Hindu Festival also known as the festival of lights. People of all age groups celebrate diwali throughout India. This festival falls on Amavasyaa the day where there is no moon and just darkness. On this day people illuminate their homes with lots of lights and in the streets people light firecrackers. The lights signafy good over evil. There is 5 days of diwali.



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Bollywood

you may think that Hollywood is the largest film industry in the world but it isint! Bollywood is! Bollywood is located in the Indian city of Bombay. most Bollywood movies ae romantic ones and there is a lot of singing and dancing in them. enjoy these videos of bollywood movie Songs!

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