INDIAN FLAG
INTERESTING FACTS Continent: Asia. Ocean: Indian Ocean/ Arabian Sea. Population: 1237 millions people. Languages: Hindi and English. Religions: Hinduism, Buddhism... Important Cities: Bombay. Capital City: Delhi. Longest Rivers: Indus, Ganga. Highest mountain: Kachenjuga (8.598m).
FOOD
They use a lot of different herbs (cilantro, mint ) and spices (curry, ginger, dried hot pepper…) Many Hindus are vegetarians. Lamb and chicken are the most popular meats. Most Indian food is eaten with fingers or bread. There are a lot of different breads.
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
FAMOUS PEOPLE
Taj Mahal: It’s a big mausoleum.
Mother Teresa.
Vanarasi: Sacred city. Pilgrims do their devotions in the river. Kanha National Park: A wildlife reserve. Ajanta Caves: Rock-cut cave monument (2nd Century B.C.) Golden Temple: The dome is made of pure gold.
Mahatma Ghandi. Rabindranath Tagore Rudyard Kipling: Poet: “The Jungle Book”. J. Tata: Business man// Tata Cars Freida Pinto: Actress “Slumdog Millionare”
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NATIONAL SYMBOLS
TRADITIONS
The first European to travel to India was Vasco de Gama in 1498.
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National Animal: Tiger.
Diwali: A Hindu five-day festival known as
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National Bird: Peacock.
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National Fruit: Mango.
More than 20.000 rats live in the temple of Goddess Karni Mata.
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National Tree: Bayan tree.
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National flower: Lotus
The first Bollywood film was “Alam Ara” in 1931.
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In December 1987, the first music CD was sold in India.
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There are 22 official languages
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“festival of light”. People wear new clothes open their doors and windows, clean the house and light oil lamps.
Rangolis : colourful designs made on the floo near the entrance to a house to welcome guests using coloured powders, flowers or sand.
CLOTHING The traditional clothing the colourful silk saris.
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Men wear the dhoti and the kurta