Indian music is a wonder of world music. Indians believe that Indian music originated from the Veda (Veda) more than 2,000 years ago, created by Lord Shiva, and then spread to the world by the saint Rishi. In the world; Indian music is unique and distinctive. Indian music is rooted in India's unique national life customs. Since the invasion of Western powers in the 17th century and hundreds of years of British colonial rule, Indian classical dance has been polluted. Fortunately, thanks to the efforts of Indian people with lofty ideals, Indian music has not been assimilated, and traditional music culture has been preserved. It is still maintained today. During this period, the Western organ was changed into an Indian-style portable organ. The Western violin was also completely integrated into India and became an important musical instrument in South India.

Indian national living customs

1. Funeral

When a Hindu dies, a cremation ceremony will be held at the ghat. After the death of a Hindu, the family will wrap the body in yellow or white silk cloth, then place it on two bamboo stretchers and carry it in a procession to the ghat cremation site.

Traditionally, family members should be responsible for carrying the deceased to the crematorium, but now most of them are left to specialized personnel. In India, those who specialize in funeral matters are considered untouchables, the lowest caste status.

Generally, funeral ceremonies are very simple, but wealthy families may ask musicians to play in front and parade in a grand manner. Before cremation, the eldest son of the deceased must walk around the body three times holding an oil lamp. When the funeral pyre is lit, the eldest son of the deceased must shave his hair, leaving only a small handful on the back of his head, and then bathe in the river to purify himself. After the cremation, the ashes of the deceased will be swept into the river, which means that the soul has been separated from the body and has been liberated.

2. Wedding

Indian weddings are a symbol of social status and the most important ceremony in life. When young Indians reach the marriageable age, their parents will look for a partner who has the same social class, language, region, background, and compatible astrology.

The Indian wedding ceremony is quite complicated. Before the wedding, the parents of both parties will discuss the dowry matter through the priest who acts as a matchmaker. The woman must agree to the amount of dowry proposed by the man and woman, and then both parties will choose an auspicious day and start preparations for the wedding. The day before the wedding, the bride must start applying oil, bathe, change clothes, comb her hair, apply eyeliner, apply lip polish according to traditional makeup methods, and apply red on her feet, dot red tikka on her forehead, and dot a black mole on her chin, and then They also need to use plant dyes to paint Hanna patterns on their hands and feet, then sprinkle perfume, wear jewelry and hair accessories, and finally dye their teeth black, chew betel nut, and apply lipstick, and then they are done.

On the day of the wedding, the groom rode a white horse to the bride's house. At this time, a fire altar had been set up in the woman's home, and relatives and friends from both sides walked around the fire altar to pray while the priest recited auspicious mantras. Afterwards, the bride, surrounded by her female companions, walks to the fire altar, and the priest ties the bride's sari and the groom's scarf together, symbolizing the long-lasting marriage.

The Indian wedding dinner is held at the bride's home, and the couple sits in the wedding banquet to receive blessings from relatives and friends. On the night of the wedding, the groom stayed overnight at the bride's house and took the bride home the next day.

3. Traditional costumes:

In India, the religious beliefs, race, class, region, etc. of the local people can be seen from the different costumes and decorations.

Men wear turbans and women wear sari.