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Nepal's culture is greatly influenced by its music,
architecture, religion and literature. The various temples, churches,
monasteries and other religious buildings are on the every corner of
Nepal. Nepal has about thirty-six different ethnic groups and multiple
religions and languages. Its music is similarly varied, with pop,
religious, classical and folk music being popular. Musical genres from
Tibet and Hindustan have greatly influenced Nepalese music. Usually,
women, even of the musician castes, do not play music except for
specific situations, such as at the traditional all-female wedding
parties. Nepal is constitutionally a Hindu kingdom with legal provisions
of no prejudice against other religions. The Hindu inhabitants in the
country has been constantly over 80 percent since the 1950s. The second
largest religion of Nepal is Buddhism, it is practiced by about 11
percent, while Islam comprises of about 4.2 percent of the population.
The Kirat religion makes up nearly 3.6 percent of the population. Nepal
has many customs and beliefs that might be difficult to understand and
not so easy to obey but this is the way of life to them and you should
respect it when you are in their territory. Do not feel offended if any
Nepalese hesitates to shake hands with you because it hasn't been very
long since the western traditions were introduced to them.
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