Gujarati cultural customs, traditions, and etiquette vocabulary, one custom or term per card.
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- નવરાત્રી (navratri)
- Navratri: a nine-night festival honoring the goddess Amba, marked by garba and dandiya-raas dancing
- ગરબા (garba)
- Garba: a traditional circular folk dance performed around a lamp or image of the goddess during Navratri
- દાંડિયા રાસ (dandiya raas)
- Dandiya Raas: a folk dance performed with decorated sticks, popular alongside garba
- ઉત્તરાયણ (uttarayan)
- Uttarayan: the Gujarati kite-flying festival celebrated on Makar Sankranti
- દિવાળી (diwali)
- Diwali: the festival of lights, also marking the start of the Gujarati new business year
- બેસતું વર્ષ (besatu varsh)
- Bestu Varas: the Gujarati New Year, celebrated the day after Diwali
- રક્ષાબંધન (rakshabandhan)
- Raksha Bandhan: a festival where sisters tie a protective thread on their brothers' wrists
- આરતી (aarti)
- Aarti: a devotional ritual of waving a lit lamp before a deity while singing hymns
- પૂજા (puja)
- Puja: a ritual act of worship offered to a deity
- પગે લાગવું (page laagvu)
- To touch an elder's feet as a gesture of respect and to seek their blessings
- જય શ્રી કૃષ્ણ (jai shree krishna)
- "Victory to Lord Krishna": a common devotional greeting used especially in Gujarati Vaishnav communities
- મંગળસૂત્ર (mangalsutra)
- Mangalsutra: the sacred necklace a husband ties around his wife's neck at marriage
- તહેવાર (tahevaar)
- Festival
- ઢોકળા (dhokla)
- Dhokla: a steamed savory cake made from fermented rice and lentil batter, a signature Gujarati dish
- થાળી (thaali)
- A traditional Gujarati meal platter served with multiple small dishes, bread, rice, and sweets
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