Culture in Afghanistan

By: Radhika Moghe

What is culture and How does culture affect people?

• Culture is the way a person is raised. • Culture affects people’s perspective of life and

also their beliefs.

The Culture of AfghanistanCulture in Afghanistan

• Religion: the religion practiced by the majority of people in Afghanistan is Islam.

• Clothes : there is a traditional wear for both men and women in Afghanistan.

How it effects people’s daily life • Muslims have to pray five

times a day. At dawn, noon, afternoon, sunset and evening.

• Friday is a holy day for Muslims. Shops and offices would be closed on Fridays.

• Men have to wear Salwar kameez. And the women have to wear a Burqa on top of their clothes.

Culture

• Family : family also plays a important role in the culture of Afghanistan.

How it effects people’s daily life

• Women are responsible for all the house work.

• And the men are the “bred winners” meaning that the men earn the money.

• But in cities women also work outside.

Cites • "How Does Culture Affect People?" - Ask.com. N.p., 2013.

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• Qazi, Christi. "Afghanistan Online: Cooking/Food." Afghanistan Online: Cooking/Food. N.p., 25 Aug. 2008. Web. 08 Sept. 2013. <http://www.afghan-web.com/culture/cooking/>.

• http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/resources/global-etiquette/afghanistan.html