Gurgaon is one of the most developing areas in Northwest India and hence Culture of Gurgaon is also a vibrant and varied one. Gurgaon district is situated at a distance of just 10 kms away from the Indira Gandhi International Airport, in New Delhi. This area has a mixed culture.
The Culture of Gurgaon is multilingual. A variety of languages are spoken here:
- The language used by the Meos is Mewati which is a sub dialect of north-eastern Rajasthani.
- The language of the north and west of the district is Ahirwati, where Ahirs reside most in numbers.
- Language in the east of the district, in which the Jats predominate, is the Braj Bhasha dialect of western Hindi.
The religious practices in the district are not so varied and distinct:
The number of Hindus is more than any other religion in the district. They predominate the Culture of Gurgaon, both in the rural and urban areas of Gurgaon, except in the Nuh and Ferozpur Jhirka tehsils of Gurgaon, where the Muslims are in majority.
Festivals and fairs are the integral part of religious life in Gurgaon. The common festivals celebrated by the Hindus are Holi, Janam Ashtami, Dussehra and Diwali. The other festivals are Shivratri, Gugga Naumi, Solono and Bhaiya Duj. Mela Masani Mata or Sitla Mata ka mela and mela Chhat Bhadon or Baldev Chhat are the more important fairs held in the district. Mela Pir, mela Burha Baba or Mela Vankhandeshwat, Mela Suraj Kund, Mela of Ravan of Meos and Mela Jhirka are locally important fairs.
