The &nbsp;Culture of the people of Punjab is supposed to be one of the oldest &nbsp;and richest cultures of the world which has a very great history and complexity. The Culture &nbsp;of the Punjabi’s shows its diversity and rich cultural heritage which includes different fields &nbsp;like philosophy, poetry, spirituality, education, artistry, warfare, architecture, traditional values and history. &nbsp;<br />” <br />” The spirit of mutual &nbsp;understanding amidst a &nbsp;shared history has enabled a special unity in diversity. The Sikh art and Culture is synonymous with that of the Punjab Region.&nbsp; The Punjab &nbsp;itself has been called ‘India’s Melting Pot’; due to the confluence of invading cultures.<br />” <br />” The States of Andhra Pradesh and Punjab share many similarities and both &nbsp;the States lean a lot from each other by mutual interaction &nbsp;centred on knowing about &nbsp;each other’s culture, history and tradition.<br />” <br />” Like several folk dances in Andhra Pradesh, there are a good number of folk dances in Punjab, each with their own colorful history and unique style. The Bhangra is a folk dance and music that originated from Punjab. Originally &nbsp;Bhangra &nbsp;was performed by the farmers of the region to welcome the harvest season. The dance &nbsp;has witnessed incredible evolution and has been popularized even in &nbsp;the West.<br />” <br />” The culture of Andhra Pradesh is an integral part Gadwal, Venkatagiri, Pedana,Bandarulanka, &nbsp;Uppada and Mangalairi, &nbsp;the exclusive metal ware, brass, stone and wood carving from Budithi &nbsp;in Srikaklulam District and &nbsp;Veenas from Bobbili &nbsp;and colourful toys from Etikoppaka and &nbsp;Kondapalli highlight the immense talent of the Andhra craftsmen.&nbsp; Har Mohinder Singh Sahni, a Social worker and senior citizen from Punjab who resides in Vijayawada says, that there are so many similarities of celebrations between Andhra and Punjab. &nbsp;<br />” <br />” I would like to present before you the culture of Andhra along with the culture of Punjab , the similarity between the celebrations of the festivals of both the States.&nbsp; In Andhra Pradesh, we &nbsp;people celebrate &nbsp;Bhogi &nbsp;Festival.&nbsp; In Bhogi Festival early morning, we people gather the wood and put a wood fire in the open place and this is worshipped. Where as in North India particularly in Punjab, it is called Lohri Festival.<br />” <br />” In the &nbsp;evening time, the people of the area gathered together and they put a very big bon-fire and the newly wedded couples along with the newly-born daughters and sons of those they take a pre Karma around the fire God as well as they distribute a variety of sweets on this particular day. It is celebrated in the evening hours in Punjab, &nbsp;Where it is celebrated in the early morning hours in Andhra Pradesh.<br />”<br />”Yes, there are so many similarities between Andhra Pradesh and Punjab States and they both celebrate several festivals together.<br />