Saraiki Culture of Pakistan

The Saraikis are very peaceful and beautiful people and also known as Multani people, are ethnically Aryan race, a group or an amalgamation of the Punjabi people and long established Pashtun people in the region with some distinct cultural adaptions, due to proximity to Sindh and Balochistan, and linguistically speak the Saraiki. Saraiki culture is the culture of the Saraiki people, residing in Pakistan and outside Pakistan.  Since the name of the Saraiki came into being after the creation of Pakistan, so much of the literature in this language is pretty recent. Saraiki language was standardized in the 1960s so no written Saraiki literature existed before that. The recent Saraiki is famous for its Sufi poetry. Different arts and crafts flourished in the urban areas of Multan and Bahawalpur among which music and dance are important cultural elements and are part of most of the celebrations and ceremonies. Jhoomar is the traditional Saraiki folk dance that originated from Multan and Balochistan. It is a lively form of music and dance and it is slow and rhythmic. The word ,Jhoomar, comes from jhoom, which means swaying. The songs evoke a quality reminiscent of swaying. The content of these songs is varied; they are usually love with emotional songs, too. The Jhoomar is a dance of ecstasy. Jhoomar is performed usually at the wedding ceremonies. It is a living demonstration of the happiness. The dance is mostly performed by the Balochi and Saraiki people of Southern Punjab. This region has produced a number of talented people in the music industry. Songs in Saraiki mostly revolve around the beauty of the desert and famous singers of this region include Attaullah Khan Essa Khailwi, Pathanay Khan, Abida Parveen, Mansoor Malangi, Nadeem Abbas, Shazia Khushk, Talib Hussain Dard, Nadeem lonay wala.  Most of the festivals are based on Islamic calendar and the events held for the remembrance of Sufi Saints and to commemorate the Muslim traditions in the region. Some of the festivals include Eid ul Fiter, Eid ul Azha, Sangh Mela is a Vaisakhi fair celebrated during March and April in Sakhi Sarwar by people coming from Jhang and Faisalabad. It is celebrated especially at the time of wheat harvesting and it is also known as Basant in some areas. Pir Adil Mela is celebrated at the shrine of Hazrat Pir Adil and national horse and cattle show is also sometimes merged with this mela. It is usually celebrated in February every year for ten days. People usually wear Shalwar kameez, which is the national dress of Pakistan. The traditional male dress is Lungi with Chola. Chadar is also an important part of male and female dress. Women wear bochanrr and men wear Patka on the head. Women also used to wear ghagra but it is not used only for wedding and parties. Saraiki Language is very sweet and beautiful.