Located in the southern foothills of the Himalayas, Nepal covers an area of 140,000 square kilometers and has a population of 28 million people. Known as "Asian mountain country", "kingdom of God, pure paradise", in recent years, with the increase in the outbound rate of Chinese tourists, the tourism revenue of neighboring countries has begun to increase significantly, especially in neighboring countries like Nepal.
Going out to play and doing a good job is the first step, but also to understand the customs and customs of a country in advance, so as to bring a different experience to your trip. In a country like Nepal, there are more than 130 ethnic groups, and their religious beliefs are also different. Therefore, it is still necessary to understand the basic customs.
The traditional garment of Nepalese women is called a sari, which is a whole piece of ready-made clothing without any buttons and ribbons, and the lower end is tightly wrapped around the navel of the body, and the upper end can be draped over the shoulders or wrapped around the head. In addition, there are petticoats and tight tops with the sari, and after wearing it, it is then dotted on the forehead with a red tica, so that a set of flowing and moving saris is completed.
Nepal's food style is very close to India's, and you can always find a variety of curries in its domestic restaurants. The difference is that Nepalese people are very receptive to Chinese or Western food, and even here you can eat noodles with similar taste to domestic food, so Nepal is very friendly to friends with "Chinese stomach".
The capital of Nepal is Kathmandu, meaning "City of Light", an ancient city with a history of more than 1,200 years. Kathmandu does not have too tall buildings, but a wide variety of wood carvings of different styles fill the city. The art of carving here is famous all over the world and is very characteristic of Nepalese culture. With the Nepalese love for wood carving, to this day, in Kathmandu, there are still a large number of masterpieces left by wood carving craftsmen hundreds of years ago.
For friends who want to travel to Nepal, transportation can be a headache, Nepal's country can not get on and off trains, and the airport is only the capital's international airport. Domestic transportation is basically all about buses, and Nepal has no traffic lights. Traffic can only be described as congested and chaotic. But fortunately, Nepalese have taken the role of buses and buses to the extreme, and no matter where you go, you can basically find a car, and even surpass some Western countries in terms of convenience.
When dealing with locals, there are also some habits to pay attention to. Nepalese rarely shake hands, usually folding their hands to say hello and welcome, and then saying "Namaste". Moreover, Men in Nepal like to walk arm in arm on the street, but this does not have any other hints. If you see this phenomenon in Nepal, be careful not to act rudely out of curiosity.
Nepal's marriage system is also unique, every Nepalese girl before her menstrual period, a wedding, a wedding with fruits. And it also requires a person to stay in a dark room for 11 days, in the middle of which can not be seen by others, especially not by other men.
On the 12th day, the girl needs to be cleansed, praying at the beginning of the sun to purify her past dark times, and at the end of the ceremony, the Nepalese girl will marry herself to the fruit before marrying the man again.
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