Northern Pakistan, Kalash People
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- This video shows the daily life of the Kalash people in Northern Pakistan. It is the first part of a series of tourist videos filmed in N Pakistan in summer 2015. Please share this film.
Our holiday was booked in the UK with Travelpak UK and operated by Karakorum Nature and Discovery Pakistan.
The culture of the Kalash people is unique and differs completely from the various Islamic ethnic groups surrounding them. They are polytheists and nature plays a highly significant and spiritual role in their daily life. As part of their religious tradition, sacrifices are offered and festivals held to give thanks for the abundant resources of their three valleys. Kalasha Desh (the three Kalash valleys) is made up of two distinct cultural areas, the valleys of Rumbur and Brumbret forming one, and Birir valley the other; Birir valley being the most traditional of the two. Kalash mythology and folklore has been wrongly compared to that of ancient Greece, but they are much closer to Indo-Iranian (pre-Zoroastrian Vedic) traditions. Some of the Kalash people claim to be descendants of Alexander the Great's soldiers; however, extensive genetic testing has shown no connection. The Kalash have fascinated anthropologists due to their unique culture.
Northern Pakistan offers:
- extraordinary mountain scenery and landscapes;
- a plethora of cultures;
- surprisingly good food; and
- quality accommodation in Chitral, Skardu, Khaplu, Gilgit and Hunza, sometimes converted from historic palaces and forts.
Above all, the extraordinary friendship and hospitality of the Pakistani people will stay with you for a very long time after your visit.
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Innocent and lovely people living with their unique culture . Love from India.
Such a beautiful culture... beautiful people .... Love from India 🇮🇳♥️🇵🇰
👋🇵🇰🌝❤️👍thanks
Thanks
Don't use the term backward. It is living by nature without destroying it.
Very well said dear 💓
100% true
200 percent agreed... if every modern technology reaches there every human 'll become like the rest of modern world's
Kalash people are beautiful people they should keep their traditions !
So much beautiful words for expressing simplicity. Great
people of kalash and hunza community I pray for you all. keep trying your culture alive. greeting from Nepal .
Anupam Hongba
you're saying it like they're in danger or something.... they aren't.....
yea they are. some muslims from pakistan are trying to convert them. if that happens we will loose a group of people that have a long and rich history.
The Kalash population has decreased from more than 80,000 to less than 3000 largely because of Muslims who will not allow other cultures to live in peace. There would be no campaign to save them had it not been for the Muslims. Sorry, but that's the truth.
Benjamin Britsch u are just a bull shit u don't know what Islam says about converting peopels from their real relegion u dogs
@@benjaminbritsch1749 did you hear what the gentleman was saying its more christian missionaries trying to convert them than muslims.
They are very beautiful❤ love and respect from Philippines🇵🇭
I hope elites from Islamabad and Karachi will come to senses and help these poor, beautiful and hardworking people. This unique identity should be preserved and promoted.
It has been protected for years so far
Pakistan comprises of various indigenous ethnic groups: Punjabi, Sindhi, Baloch, Pashtun, Kashmiri, Seraiki, Hunza, Kalash, Chitrali, Balti. Each with their own language and culture. There are subgroups of some ethnic groups as well. e.g. Pahari Punjabi, Potohari, Hindko, etc.
There are few foriegn migrants like Hazara people (Persian speaking people who originally Turko-Mongols from Central Asia). Also immigrants from India known as "Urdu speaking". The latter mixed with natives in large numbers.
You left out the original inhabitants of the country, the Brahvis belonging to the Dravidian race. The builders of the Indus Valley civilization.
I surprised when watching this video about these nice people )) love from Srilanka 😊
wow thats cools... its showed how was diversity in Pakistan 😍😍😍😍
@@ColinAlawi shut up . They dont have dravidian language . They use SH , H ... that is not in Davidian language. Stop fooling . Not all People who worship ancesters are dravidians .
All once upon a time Hindus, same DNA
I've seen Pakistanis here in hongkong.. I've seen, i think family from northern Pakistan..i can say,they are one of d most beautiful laidies on earth👍👍
Pakistanis in hong kong are mostly punjabis&kashmiris
Children are so precious world-wide. I've been watching many ethnic videos to learn more about other cultures, and one thing never changes--children. They are so care-free and joyful. Brings a smile to my face every time.
Love from 🇸🇴 somali Pakistani 🇵🇰
I think there will not be many places in the world which are as beautiful as northern Pakistan. Just amazing
love • 57 years ago wakhan corridor and pamir in Tajikistan is at another level were nothing can compete
Being from there I agree, but we are still all pakistani.
@@proudafghankalash6521 Pakistan has pamiris too in hunza gojal
may god protect u all may ur ancient identity doesn't get lost love from India
Thanks Rishabh
Respect your words 💓
They don't need Makeup
They are still Beautiful People's Without Makeup 💗
#LoveFrom 🇮🇳.
Seeing their clothes really reminds me of my people the Hmongs. We have colorful clothing like this people too. We mostly live in mountainous areas, and in the past we also believed and worshipped the spirits of our ancestors just like this people. I wish I can go visit them someday in the future.
Please preserve this Tribe.
Don't contaminate their lives by introducing edu/CULTURE/languages/foods and above all RELIGION.
How to preserve it? Its' almost impossible because Today Islam destroys peoples' traditional culture.
@@roygarcia5034 do you see people attacking them? They are living there without disturbance from Muslims in Pakistan. Islam isn't destroying them.
volikoto we are trying our best
@@roygarcia5034 cultural invasion is universal. Be it Islam, Hindu or Christianity, all major religions want to expand at the expense of minor cultures.
Can't wait to go back home and help them. I love how they're always smiling when our photographers take pictures of them. So positive and lovely. God bless
Protect them,. Preserve the rich culture and traditions
I think most of them turn to muslim culture
@@dutcheastindies8354 I am descendent of these people trust me we r safe ;)
Love kalash peoples ❤️❤️ they are innocent and loving
The lady prepared. Thin dosa. .....may be ancient links with Tamils ....
Appreciated the spirit of Pakistani's and the Pakistan Government to keep the Kalash people protected and safe. I hope, one day many Indians can visit Kalash and Indus valley. if these places protected and preserved well.
Anil KP,
India and Pakistan are 2 different countries, what a pity? Is it true that a large part of Indian history came from the Indus Valley?
@@benthekeeshond545 Yes sir.
@@benthekeeshond545 It is like that Indus, (that is actually Sindhu,the river) valley civilization was spread through India and Pakistan. It is not something which could be debatable in lights of today's political geographic conditions. So,just hope and if can try to protect them in their Root cultural condition. Whenever we lose direction,we start thinking it from some point it was started from.
Hope they will Not be converted to any other religion! Hope they stay as how they are!
Exactly I really wanna visit all these Northern places of Pakistan.
I'm lucky enough to have been here back in 99. Lovely people. When we left after about a week they gave us garlands of walnuts and handfuls of dried mulberries. They make their own wine and something like arrack. The wine is red and cloudy and fairly foul but its a cultural thing. They did get hassled by the Taliban a while back and now every ceremony they hold is guarded by police. The water is ice-cold, the views stunning.
I m jealoused of u...
Even though i live in pakistan i never visited kalash or chitral..
cargumdeu they have Hellenic background from the time the Hellenic empire of Alexander the Great
Plzz don't lie..there is no Taliban in this Areas. Kalash valley is a peaceful valley of Pakistan..there is no influence of taliban in this area .
@@zeus756 Nah bruh, you got it wrong. They're Indo-Aryan peoples, Indo-Iranian migrants who arrived early in South Asia. They even practice a form of ancient Vedic religion, similar to the Nuristani people before their conversion to Islam. Anthropologists, these are the people to look to for more insight into the ancestors of some modern-day Indian communities.
@@zeus756
That is Truth Hellenic, not Greece.Becouse the Statte Name Greece coming an year 1829 .And Pagan (NO Religion).
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That's very nice of Pakistan to let them follow their religion, beliefs. Very nice video. Tourists will come back to these valleys. Pakistan government and army is working very hard to get rid of Taliban militants. Hopefully they will built new roads and bridges, so travelling will be easier to reach these beautiful places.
Hope not.build a road or a bridge and it's a sure bet to adulterated this beautiful people genetic makeup and culture
I hope roads and bridges are not built so it remains inaccessible. I am Pakistani and I believe that the tourism to these areas should be controlled so these indigenous people can maintain their lifestyle and beliefs. Also, the area should not be polluted and eco-friendly tourism is a must.
if traveling becomes easy, they will be gone in no time..
Pakistan is a progressive nation. Please don’t believe Fox News and Indian media.
Respect from Albania 🇦🇱
May this tribe and all other ethnic, minority groups here and everywhere live long with their unique cultural, linguistic and traditional identities!
My Algeria I love Pakistan🇵🇰 😍🇩🇿
Awesome place, I will visit Pakistan soon
You are most welco
Most welcome
Shawn Butler
Most welcome.
Now very recently government made visa process easy.
I am from Albania and want to say hello for people tha living i Hunza Valley because are Albanian with their origine and have inersting history that anybody have heard,like fairy tale,but Pakistan sincerly had generous people and beautiful nature!
Pakistan is full of many different cultures and that's what makes it the most unique country in the world!
**DEEP RESPECT FROM MY HEART TO THE KALASH FROM ALBANIA / MONS BERTISCUS**
in fact kalash people are the ancient Albanian of Alexander era
MESTARIOUS I heard they were Greek?
@@danielle4855 Albanians now say that Alexander the Great is Albanian, the same way that the Slavs from Skopje/Fyrom/North Macedonia(same country in the Northern part of Greek Macedonia)were saying that he was Slav.
The great Alexander was king of old macedonian and the old macedonian was a mixing of ilyrian-thracian tribes.Both of this tribes are descedans of pelasg tribe.The greeks became greeks in helen era and are mixing of ilyrians vendors which are settles there with ,anatollian,jews,egyptian merchangs.Slavs in these time wasn’t documented.Slavs shown first time in Ilyrian peninsula in century.VII-IX.So it is understandable that great alexander(Leka i madh in original version) wasnt slavs or greeks.
If these peoples are descedans of (Leka i madh) there are same in DNA with illyrians not greeks or slavs.
Love from India...to the beautiful people there😊
Zarine Amber Khan thanks sis
Dear Government of Pakistan help these people
By preserving and supporting their culture and keeping missionaries away. Love from Netherlands
They do in some parts...the army does for sure...but Pakistan has bigger issues and same kind of poverty and worse in big cities actually...you have more than 3 classes there ...extremely poor,very very poor,very poor,poor,and so on ...and you also have middle class and high class ...
They Already Did It Very Well Brother
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Bro checked it now vedio 5 yrs old
Just fascinating watching all Kalash videos in Chitral, Pakistan. I pray that Kalash culture continue freely without any influence or force to change. At age 70 I am learning of this culture and I wish to travel there to pay visit to the festivals and I hope that I can do that to take these wonderful memories with me to my grave. Kalash people are god's people like all other people and must have freedom to practice their beliefs and practices and be appreciated instead of conversion to destroy this ancient culture. I also hope that Kalash people take charge of travels and tourism in their own hands to earn their own money rather than others benefiting the most of the profits.
Afzal Khwaja thank god , there are people like you in Pakistan, please don't convert these small children, tell them about hunza culture, not Islam, they can only carry their tradition forward, otherwise their culture will be lost
Please preserve them with love and care greeting from Nepal
I am not a specialist but my first thought seeing costumes and faces was these are Nepalese people, and maybe even Equadorians/Peruvians - 3:04!
Million thanks for wonderful video clips about wonderful people.
I love...love...love the Pakistani children. They are so beautiful and cute. I wish I could visit Pakistan someday.
Dear Pakistani brothers, these people along with many others are a proud and pearl of your country, for the sake of Allah, protect them and support them and keep t heir culture language and religion! Warmest heart regards and respect to your country and these beautiful Kalash people 💜❤ from the Chechen Republic
Good work.Grow more And more,i like and love pakistan so much,Greetings from UK
Love From Pakistan We Love Our Kalash Brothers And Sisters Despite Our Religions That Doesn’t Mean There Is Hate! They Are National Treasures! Nothing But Love I Have Kalash Family Too..
Love for all communities in Pakistan!
Beautiful and very strong.. "Kalash" people who live in nature's own personal World and take care of our mother nature..
The little girls look like.. "fairys" and kid's are so cute and beautiful..
Hopefully "UNICEF" and Pakistani government authorities helps them to survive, education and training for tourism business.
Best regards and thanks a guy from India who gives huge love and support ❤ to all of you inocent Kalash people.
Kalash is a very unique tribe in our country. They have been living here and maintaining their tradition before the army of Alexander the great marched in this region.
You have any book from 330 b.c? It's better to prove your words. We want to know the true. Not tge true that we like..
This is an old illyrian tribe or nowdays albanian because they have the exact our old language.tradition.belives and clothes and everything else and yes they were part of alexander the great in the army
I visited in 1992 in winter, the snow was almost 2 m high. I was the only foreigner there. Its a days walk with friendly locals. I remember the smoke in the kitchen and my burning eyes.
Big love from Nairobi Kenia
God bless them..I wished from northeast India ❤️
It seems so amazing. I am a Himalayan Tribe and I have keen interest to visit this place. I hope one day I will visit this place.
i am from turkey......i visited pakistan in 2018, i certainly can say that Pakistan iz most amazing country in every aspect, its serene landscape, diverse culture, religious places, architecture, cuisine, airlines, airports, motorways, highways, hotels all are out class, people are very friendly, hospitable and humble.................every tourist should keep Pakistan top of the list to visit........i bet it will be best trip of your life.................................LOVE PAKISTAN THE HEAVEN ON EARTH.
They are so beautiful without make-up Masha Allah 🙂 please follow your culture don't give up we pray for you all peace be upon with you all love from India Tamilnadu it's south India!!!!
Brothers, you are Greek Macedonians childrens of the Alexander the Great , this also appears to be your twentieth-century religion, your architecture and your costume. You have no relationship with the others ...Υου are Greeks, you continue the tradition and you are always proud for your roots. I believe I can get to some point to tighten you in my arms. We love you ... From Greece with a lot of love and respect! Greetings to Hunza and Patans.
Love this video... I wish Kalash people and culture exist forever ...Salom from Indonesia
in 2018 a member of national assembly was selected from this remote area... a huge success for chitral.....
May they be protected forever with all the love and respect from India.
I’m from UK born to Pakistani parents, I’ve been to Pakistan once when I was 5, but I have had no inclination to ever go back until I heard about the Kalash people. I would love to visit this region, what a breath of fresh air, I do hope the government continues to look after them and they retain their way of life
As a Pakistani, I believe that if this people want to change or want develop no one should stop them. If the rest of the world lives 21th century why we shouldn't let this people also develop? It's like they have became an entertainment for the rest of the world.
Tourism has started again and Kalash people are very happy and welcome tourist. They open their homes for them and show them their costume. They dance and these people are very happy. Kalash is open for the world to come and see a unique way of living. Come to Pakistan and make beautiful memories.
I vested this aria in chitral a beautiful Pakistan I love my Pakistan
pakistan is beautiful for the ancient cultural backgroung.
Extremely beautiful people and culture!💖
Let us preserve and respect them for what they are. To convert and sully them is heinous.
im really really love to watch documentary about around Pakistan . keep smile 😊
Beautiful people. Beautiful attire. Thanks for sharing the video.❤❤❤
Bless these beautiful people.Greetings from Ireland.
Thanks love back to ireland
GREECE NEVER FORGET YOU.
WE KNOW ALL ABOUT YOU AND FOR YOUR HOLLY ORIGIN.
Lol they aren't greek
@@sharidlone3806 They preserve their greek customs they greek memories despite the years
Like
dances , produce wine only Greeks produce wine,
Their architecture greek columns , greek memories of the greek religion god's and names of their ancestors
How jealous you are
Inshallah one day al visit Pakistan to see this beautiful people the I never knew they wer existed al ready can't wait
I love Kalash people and hope their way of life and religion is to protected.I wish one day to visit Kaslah
May Allah always protect them,All pakistani people,,greetings from me,from indonesia.
Kalash people are amazingly beautiful! I was blown away by how beautiful they are. They look amazing.
Lmfao look at their teeth and face structure it's kinda good but nothing exotic.
Class without school in nature ! Nothing is impossible 🔥🔥
O KALASh, kethenu ne SHQIPERI.
Aty e keni Atdheun.
❤️
love from India. May god bless them all.
My greetings for the kalash people that they can live their lives with their own tradition.Best wishes for them...!!😍😍
i proud on kalash peoples thy are Pakistani
They are Kalash people
They are albanian Illyrian pellazgian 🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱 when ancient Illyrian macedon Alexander the Great (leka i madh) invaded the Persian empire which included Pakistan, the soldiers of leka settled down there. Around the mountains of the Hindu Kush. Kalash derives from the albanian word kalaja kala which means castle. I can also see many albanian Illyrian signs. These people are white arjan people. The rest of Pakistani India are Asian colour.
Na Jena shqiptar 🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱
Shqipe Ed, there are many other aryan people in Pakistan.
Shqipe Ed I think you are confusing the illyrians with the Macedonians. I get that Albanians claim to be descendants of the illyrians, but not Macedonians. The illyrians and the Macedonians were two different tribes. Macedon was an Ancient Greek kingdom. The most stupid idea however is that Macedonians were Slavs. Lmao, we know this to be false as the Slavs haven’t migrated South t the balkans by that period of time. The only people who inhabited those areas in ancient times were the Greeks, the illyrians/ dalmatians and the dacians. It was afterwards that the Slavs invaded the balkans.
@Μαχητής Μαλάκς Unfortunately (or fortunately), the Kalash have nothing to do with greeks. They're a Pakistani people who speak an indigenous Pakistani language and follow an indigenous Pakistani religion found nowhere else in earth.
Whole herds of Iranian tribes traveled south into Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India circa 5-7 AD, when the Turks (mixed people of East Asia and Iranian people) moved/migrated into Central Asia. Though Iranian tribes had been moving into South Asia before then from circa 1500 BC due to climatic changes in Central Asia and the Tarim Basin (Desertification).
Good Informative effort ! Preserve cultural history sure, but allow them to learn and make choices of what is outside their bubble world too...
as it’s all human beings rights, with the intellect brains that we’ve been given by God Almighty... 👍🏻💫🇺🇸
Just fascinating people and the place, how I love to visit and just be part of that nature for a short while. Breath taking place for me to be part of.
Thank you for showing
was very interesting
I value this
video a lot. Because you guys were personally experiencing the struggles of
suffering people.
Similar to my culture
I also from Aryan valley batalik kargil Jammu and kashmir
Religion can't change culture if people wish to. Preserve your culture bro
Nice documentry chitral is 150 km far from our area,after watching this video i will visit this amazing place.....
beautiful place.Peaceful and no pollution..the only problem are hospitals and schools for children.
This culture is a treasure to humanity that needs to be protected and preserved.
We are all Pakistani.love brother's from panjab Pakistan.
Wow! In the very end, a lady makes wonderful "dosa" (round pancakes) as made in South India, in the very same way!! Incredible!!!
Beautiful people. Thank you for sharing especially in English.
Thanks for keeping centuries old culture while we all are living technology and industrial revolution around the world.
God bless all of 🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰
The great Kalash people, worshiping only nature, having long straight body, respectful dresses, smile in face, which our civilised eyes is not habituated to watch.Thanks.
Wow... It's so interesting!...
I would like to visit Kalash and to see these beautiful people!..
I love.....Kailash People's
My dream going to Kailash Valley
Love From India
Glad that their culture is not diluted by outside forces. Salute Pak govt. for taking the initiative, if at all they are doing their best to preserve this part of the cultural world. Save them from relegious fanatics of all sorts. God bless them. The only help they need is provision of proper education and ways to make them self sufficient in their own land.
Love to beautiful people from Himalaya of western Nepal. Greetings. Please save your invaluable ancient culture.
That area is in hindukush range not Himalaya
Beautiful people. Wish i was one of them. One with nature and Mother Earth!
The clothing is amazing.
OH mankind we (Allah) created you by a male and a female and made you by nations and tribes that may you know each others..peace for every one 🕊🕊
Respect, peace and love from Peru in South America.
God bless our long lost brothers and sisters with Macedonian roots in Pakistan. From North America to Macedonia to the World Macedonian Congress (Hunza Office) in Pakistan. Thank you for sending a Hunza/Kalash delegation to Macedonia to reunite our peoples. Although 2000+ years have passed and the people of Macedonia & Pakistan have had their own seperate histories, it's good to see people still honouring ancient heritage.
i am in love with pakistan!
these people have the coolest clothes in the world! talk about embroidering.i am totally impressed.God bless them.
Pakistan is a Muslims country however the Pakistani Muslims aren't bad like Fox News makes u want to believe. They encourage people to convert, not force them. The Pakistani government has done well in making sure the kalash are protected.
Many Pakistanis are ignorant nowadays since Pakistan got arabized and influenced by talib in certain areas so they call kalashis pagans and view them as low as they view Hindus. There are good and bad Pakistanis. Some are cruel to anyone different.
The Kalash population has decreased from more than 80,000 to what it is today, largely because of Muslims who will not allow other cultures to live in peace. There would be no campaign to save them had it not been for the Muslims. Sorry, but that's the truth.
Kalash population has not decreased. They have simply moved to city areas like most people from small villages.
Subby 88 that the reason I love Pakistan love and respect from your brother India
But why you mislead and convert small kids, they are vulnerable, tell them about hunza culture not Islam
This people are original and worship nature ,their culture and religion must be protected.
Lots of scope of tourism.
Love from Canada 🇨🇦.
I think there will not be many places in the world which are as beautiful as northern Pakistan
I visited Bamborat and Rambor back in 90, it was beautiful and still is, and not much change, I met a beautiful woman there, who was from New Zealand, she was there since a month and was working on her thesis in the serenity of the Kalash Valley, I suggest you to visit this place once in your lifetime, and you will still remember this place after thirty years as I do
Greetings from Greece
Thank you. I enjoyed watching the video about your country. May God bless the Kalash people and keep you protected from all kinds of danger.
This peoples not Hindus.Greek king children.Pakistan has different religions not hindus.tribe people Hight education peoples.