As the moon could not be seen and men began to wonder whether to open their fast. Yes! I am talking about the birth of Farid-ul-Din Masaud Shakar Ganj, the Baba Farid of PakPattan. The night of birth was dark and cloudy, and the moon, whose appearance indicates the beginning of Ramzan-the lent- could not be seen. Punjabi culture starts its written history on the first day of the month of Ramzan in A.D. People in the area West of Jamuna and East of river Indus were called Punjabis. Punjabi is the language which everyone identifies with the people of five rivers. Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu came out of Sanskrit, Persian, etc. But at some point or another a group breaks off to start off their culture and language, i.e. Oldest languages which have written history are Chinese, Latin, Arabian, Sanskrit, etc. We have pre conceived notions about languages, such as we tend to think that the language which has a written history is more advanced than others. From well educated secular Europeans to the Tribal living in the deepest jungles of Africa or South America, each culture with their own unique language. There are thousands of languages in this world. Language gives culture, a unique identity, something which is so unique that only people of that culture identity themselves with that language. Language is probably the most important aspect of any culture. All cultures have their own distinct identity, such as music, dance, food, attire, language.
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