Arts, Culture, Crafts of Nepal - Some Examples | MUSIC ARTS ADVENTURES NEPAL TOURS

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What are some of the arts, culinary, and cultural tidbits of Nepal?

Here are some youtube links to some videos we have made exploring some of the Arts and Culture so you can learn a bit before even landing in Nepal and get some ideas on things you might want to check out when you get there.

Kukhuri Knives- The famous Khukuri Knives of the Nepali Gurkha soldiers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3qyCbsvlS8&t=80s

Pottery of Nepal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dECHUBLtybk&t=135s

Honey- Amazing and unique Himalayan Honey Varieties. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxnABAxeEdg&t=7s

Paper Making-Traditional Paper Making from the Lotka Plant. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEJTpSCAUWU&t=3s

Handmade bricks and Terracotta Art in building. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9wrqCMdBw8&t=13s

Masks for religious dances- How do they make those amazing Newari masks? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-3twqjvbpM

Dande Biyo- A traditional village kids game. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1LlDtA1cGs&t=10s

Buddhist chanting- The Nuns of Nagi Gumpa chanting prayers and meditating. https://youtu.be/Ek33wTIiTqA

Thangka Art Explained. https://youtu.be/vm8rVttsggg

Moonshine- Traditional Moonshine Making of Nepal. https://youtu.be/E7_4tp7ZhLU

Tongba- Traditional high mountain alcoholic beverage made of millet seeds served hot called Tongba explained. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UzB3vcn3bQ

Paragliding in an option some do in Nepal that we can set up for those interested along with some other adventure sports for those interested. Nepal is globally highly respected as a paragliding destination. In our Pokhara day folks can also opt for boat rides, kayaking, zipline, bungy jumping, relaxing by the pool or lake, massages, etc. not only paragling. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hT6ryHcLWVI and a woman who just tried it. https://youtu.be/iB6_ErdingE

Traditional Gandharba Music. This link is to an hour long documentary Tara made with some collegues, which is now on Amazon called The Mountain Music Project. There is also an accompanying CD with the project called "The Mountain Music Project" with folks like Tim O'Brien, Tony Trischka, Curtis Burch, Danny Knicely, Tara Linhardt, Abigail Washburn, Mark Schatz and more. Here is a link to the film on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Mountain-Music-Project-Tara-Linhardt/dp/B07L6M8J88

Woodcarving One of the things most remarkable in Nepal is trully the magnficent woodcarvings. There are Newari woodcarvering families who have been carving wood (and some carving stone) into giant temples, Hindu and Buddhist statues of all sizes, doors, windows, and all sorts of things that will be sure to amaze. We have yet to make a whole video on it since it is such a huge topic.

Dance There are many ethnicities living throughout Nepal, each with its own rich music and dance traditions.

If you are interested in trying to learn to do some of these things, tutorials can be arranged based on your schedule and desires.