Culture of Gilgit Baltistan

It is the fact that Gilgit Baltistan is area of adventurism and a very old culture. Hence, the culture of this people is rather unique and originates somewhere in extreme antiquity. Gilgit Baltistan have managed to protect the traditions and customs of people who are the basis of the cultural life of the nation. The famous trio band music is played in this region as in most of the other regions. On the rhythm of this loud music, men love to dance in their typical way and . The poetry varies region to region but musical instruments are same. Hareep, khiling boo.chang, Porgho-too are some locally famous music instruments while Dadang, drum, Damal, Sitar, Gabi, Rabab and Surnai are also used in various festivals of Gilgit Baltistan.There are some variations in lyrics from region to region. Because of the multicultural and multi lingual aspects: people also have a beautiful mix of lifestyles and attitudes. These range from the typical people tending to preserve the traditions and culture to the modern people somehow influenced by other cultures, media and education. That makes a pluralistic society having a range of people with various backgrounds and living together with peace and tranquility. There are mainly two types of festivals i.e. religious and cultural. Religious festivals include: Eid-e-Ghadir, Edi-ul-Fitr and Eid Miladul Nabi, the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad Peace be upon Him. There are some other important events specific to different communities of interpretation which are celebrated with complete peace and fraternity and the culture of Gilgit Baltistan is very rich and beautiful.