The White Kalash Tribe of Pakistan - ROBERT SEPEHR

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2_wEaMhJFw

Resumo

TLDRThe video explores the cultural heritage of the Kalash people, an ancient Aryan tribe in Pakistan, through the lens of Princess Diana's visits and the subsequent visit by Prince William and Kate Middleton. It highlights the Kalash's unique traditions, such as the Suri jaek practice, their resistance to conversion to Islam, and their vibrant festivals. The video also discusses the Kalash's genetic traits, their views on gender roles, and the significance of ancient symbols like the swastika in their culture. Overall, it emphasizes the importance of preserving their cultural identity amidst external pressures.

Conclusões

  • 👑 Princess Diana visited the Kalash people in the 1990s.
  • 🌄 Prince William and Kate Middleton followed in her footsteps 25 years later.
  • 🎉 The Kalash celebrate unique festivals, including the Gundal festival.
  • 🌞 The Suri jaek practice is recognized by UNESCO for its cultural significance.
  • 🧬 The Kalash maintain their genetic integrity through intermarriage.
  • 🎶 Music and dance are vital to Kalash rituals, contrasting with Islamic practices.
  • 🌍 The Kalash culture reflects ancient Aryan traditions and beliefs.
  • 💔 Many Kalash resist conversion to Islam, viewing it as foreign and suppressive.
  • 👫 Gender roles in Kalash culture are more relaxed compared to surrounding communities.
  • 📚 Anthropologists study the Kalash to understand their unique cultural practices.

Linha do tempo

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    Princess Diana's visits to Pakistan in the 1990s, particularly to the Kalash people, are echoed by Prince William and Kate Middleton's recent visit. The Kalash, a unique tribe with ancient Aryan traditions, maintain their cultural identity despite pressures to convert to Islam. Their customs, including the Suri jaek practice recognized by UNESCO, reflect a deep connection to nature and their heritage, showcasing vibrant festivals and rituals that celebrate life and community.

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    The Kalash people's cultural practices emphasize a cyclical understanding of life and death, akin to ancient Aryan beliefs. Their traditions, including gender roles and marriage customs, highlight a distinct lifestyle that contrasts with surrounding cultures. The anthropological insights shared by Robert Seer provide a deeper understanding of the Kalash's historical and cultural significance, as well as the challenges they face in preserving their identity amidst external influences.

Mapa mental

Vídeo de perguntas e respostas

  • Who are the Kalash people?

    The Kalash people are an ancient Aryan tribe in Pakistan, known for their unique culture and traditions.

  • What is the significance of Princess Diana's visit?

    Princess Diana's visit highlighted the cultural richness of the Kalash people and their traditions.

  • What are some traditions of the Kalash people?

    The Kalash people have unique festivals, rituals, and practices, including the Suri jaek practice recognized by UNESCO.

  • How do the Kalash people view conversion to Islam?

    Many Kalash people resist conversion to Islam, viewing it as suppressive and foreign.

  • What is the Gundal festival?

    The Gundal festival involves a teenage boy living with a goat and having sexual relations with women for 24 hours.

  • What is the Kalash people's approach to gender roles?

    Kalash culture generally does not separate males and females and allows for contact between the sexes.

  • What is the significance of the swastika in Kalash culture?

    The swastika is an ancient Aryan symbol representing cycles in nature, fertility, and spiritual immortality.

  • How do the Kalash people maintain their genetic integrity?

    The Kalash people practice intermarriage within their community to maintain their genetics and purity.

  • What is the role of music and dance in Kalash culture?

    Music and dance are integral to Kalash rituals and festivals, contrasting with the restrictions in Islam.

  • What is the anthropological perspective on the Kalash people?

    Anthropologists study the Kalash to understand their unique cultural practices and historical significance.

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    Princess Diana visited Pakistan several
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    times in the
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    1990s the final time just months before
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    her death in
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    1997 with her most memorable stop along
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    the chitrol District of the Pakistan
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    Afghanistan border where she spent some
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    time among the native Aryan tribe known
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    as the kales people fast forward 25
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    years when Prince William and Kate
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    Middleton follow in his mother's
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    footsteps visiting the foothills of the
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    Hindu Kush mountain range to witness
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    festivities performed by the local
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    people who wore traditional bright
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    clothing and performed for the royal
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    couple a cap and Shaw traditionally worn
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    by the colal women was gifted to The
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    Duchess and the residents also gifted an
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    embroidered coat to Prince William who
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    seemed to enjoy the warm hospitality and
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    culture of the tribe the Kadesh people
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    people number around 5,000 and are
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    unique to Pakistan as they have not been
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    converted to Islam retaining their
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    ancient Aryan Traditions as well as
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    their genetic Integrity which includes a
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    relatively pale skin and a high degree
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    of blonde hair and blue
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    eyes while it's popular belief that
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    their Fair phenotype is a result of
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    Alexander the Great's invasion of the
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    region why chromosome and mitochondrial
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    DNA markers provided no support for this
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    false claim made by those that seem
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    unable to grafts that ancient Aryans
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    once ruled Central Asia prior to the
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    conquest of Islam and the racial mixing
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    that ensued
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    thereafter the kalash along with several
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    other tribes such as the yazidi are
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    among the few ancient Aryans that
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    retained their culture genetics and
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    traditions
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    one of their Traditions that has
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    received recognition from UNESCO is
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    called the Suri jaek practice namely the
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    act of observing the sun moon and stars
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    with respect to the local
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    topography the system is used to predict
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    the appropriate time for sewing seeds
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    animal husbandry and natural calamities
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    as well as to govern the kesia calendar
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    as well as the
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    rituals the daily life of this tribe is
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    spent farming and raising livestock and
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    on certain days they carry out the
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    religious traditions and rituals which
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    includes Lively dancing drums and flute
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    music the kalash people have many unique
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    festivals one of which is the gundal
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    festival when a strong and privileged
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    teenage boy is sent to the mountains to
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    live with a pet goat for the summer he's
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    expected to be fat and strong after
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    constantly receiving nutrition from
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    goats milk when the festival starts for
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    24 hours he's allowed to have sexual
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    relations with any woman that he wants
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    even against a married woman or young
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    girls who are still
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    virgins however The KES people claim to
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    have eradicated this practice in recent
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    years due to social and political
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    pressure from Outsiders
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    [Music]
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    [Music]
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    [Music]
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    during the mid 20th century an
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    aggressive attempt was made to force a
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    few kesia villages in Pakistan to
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    convert to Islam but the people fought
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    the conversion and once official
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    pressure was removed the vast majority
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    resume the practice of their own
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    religion that said some kalash have
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    since converted to Islam which forbids
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    music and dancing and much of The KES
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    Community shuns the Muslim converts
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    whose religion is seen as suppressive
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    and foreign the same way it's perceived
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    by many Iranians who themselves share an
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    Indo-European or Aryan ancestry but were
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    forced under the thumb of an Islamic
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    theoc y whose imams and political
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    leaders are accused of corruption given
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    their absolute and totalitarian power
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    over the
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    people the kalash culture shares
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    affinities with some of the ancient
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    Aryan Hindu practices certain Sufi sects
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    and tribes in Afghanistan all of whom
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    rever the swastika which was an ancient
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    Aryan symbol that recognized Cycles in
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    nature
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    fertility and spiritual
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    immortality for ancient agricultural
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    civilizations mythology and religion
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    reflected a cyclical process of Life
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    Death and rebirth in a repeating
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    revolving pattern where life and death
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    are not seen as opposites but both part
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    of the same revolving wheel two points
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    on one rotating
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    Circle this philosophical concept is
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    symbolically represented in the yin and
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    yang which is not a straight line with a
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    left side and the right side but a
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    circle that repeats harmoniously in
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    balance that never starts or stops much
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    like the swasa symbol which has been
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    disseminated all around the world by the
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    earliest agricultural civilization of
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    the Hollow Scene who are remembered in
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    some of the oldest known literature as
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    Arians such as the Hindu vas or as a
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    self-designation in the pre-christian
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    kuna form stone reliefs of Mesopotamia
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    particularly in
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    Iran the ancient Aryan religion is no
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    longer practiced in its original form
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    which at one time inspired ancient
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    Tibetan and Buddhist Traditions but now
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    can also be seen under the veneer of
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    many modern faiths particularly those
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    that have a deity that dies and is
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    resurrected such as Christianity which
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    is one reason why the cross was so
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    readily embraced as a symbol of the new
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    Roman Faith replacing the already
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    revered swastika which held a symbolic
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    esoteric
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    meaning other pre-christian examples of
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    a deity that dies and is resurrected is
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    Osiris and Horus dianis who's also
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    Reborn
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    enana who is a goddess archetype from
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    ancient Sumer that is stripped naked
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    impaled then resurrected after 3
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    days Adonis who is resurrected by Zeus
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    following his early death Romulus who
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    experiences death and returns to life
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    and molok which I covered in a prior
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    video and equated to Saturn which is
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    considered a dark nocturnal aspect of
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    the Sun celebrated at the end of the
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    year called saturnalia in ancient Rome
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    right before the sun is reborn following
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    the winter
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    solstice so in this context life is not
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    the opposite of death the opposite of
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    death is birth life has no opposite
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    that said life is celebrated by the
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    cadesh people who in contrast to the
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    surrounding Pakistani culture do not
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    generally separate males and females or
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    frown on contact between the sexes there
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    are some exceptions however for example
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    during a woman's menstrual cycle or
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    pregnancy when females take some time
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    away from the community in special
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    housing but return once they regain
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    their quote Purity there's also a ritual
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    restoring Purity to a woman after
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    childbirth which must be performed
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    before a woman can return to her
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    husband girls are initiated into
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    Womanhood at an early age of four or
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    five and married at 14 or 15 if a woman
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    wants to change husbands she'll write a
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    letter to her prospective husband
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    informing him of how much her current
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    husband paid for her this is because the
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    new husband must pay double if he wants
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    her the historical religious practices
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    of neighboring semi Arian tribes are
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    similar to those of the kales people in
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    that they ate meat drank alcohol and had
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    Shaman as well as a strict code of
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    intermarrying within the community in an
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    effort to maintain their genetics and
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    purity of their ancient
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    Bloodlines horses goats and sheep were
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    traditionally
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    sacrificed wine is considered a sacred
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    drink used during rituals and festivals
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    and one's Purity is revered
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