Culture
means idea, behaviour, norm, language, music, function and tradition of the
society of a particular zone. A society‘s culture is made up of all of its
ideas and ways of behaving. It also includes ways of working and playing, and
the tools and other objects made and used by people in the society. As studying
a person‘s repeated actions is a good way to find out about that person,
studying the important patterns of an entire society is a way to learn about
the culture of that group. Patterns of behaviour and action vary from
individual to individual, class to class, society to society and country to
country. These differences are referred to as cultural differences. What is an
appropriate mode of behaviour in one culture might prove inappropriate or even
rude in another culture. As an independent country, we have our own national identity
and our own culture. Our culture is very healthy and affluent in all respects.
Its root goes in the long past. It has developed itself on the
agriculture-based economy and in a charming way. People in Bangladesh are
Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, and some Christians. The major festivals are the
two Eids ofthe Muslims, Durga Puja of the Hindus, Boudha Purnima of the
Buddhists and the Christmas day of the Christians. Pahela Baishakh is the
common festival day of all Bangalees irrespective of cast and creed. Foods that
we eat are very clean, tasteful and good for health. Rice, fish, meat,
vegetables, milk, different kinds of sweetmeats and delicious native fruits
like mangoes, jackfruits, lichi, blackberry, banana, pineapple are our
favourite foods. We speak Bengali and our literature is rich with Madhusudan
Dutt, Rabindranath Tagore, Kazi Nazrul Islam, Farruk Ahmed, Sukanta
Bhatracharja, Sunil Gangapadhaye etc. All their writings have exposed our
cultural identity. Apart from the patterns and styles of other cultures, we
have our own cultural dress, taste and music. We put on pajama, panjabi, lungi,
dhuti, sari, blouse and skirt. In our country we have many kinds of folk songs.
Palligeeti, Lalongeeti, Bhatiali Bhawaiya, Gambhira, Marfoti, Murshidi,
Jarigan, Sharigan, Kabigan, Gonosangeet etc. Moreover, we enjoy snake
charming,
puppet show, jatra, concert, cockfight, bullfighting, boat-racing etc. Besides
these, Pahela
Baishakh
celebration, Baishakhi Mela, Nabannaya are no less important sides of our
cultural events.
Bangladeshi
culture is different from other cultures of the world. The modes of life,
behaviour patterns,
cultural
functions are significant and they expose our national criteria. But these days
we are getting
influenced
by other cultures and so we are forgetting our own cultural events. But we can
enjoy, express
our
views and ideas and lead our life happily in our own way and through our native
culture. However, we
are proud of our own culture.