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This week I will be posting about the homeland of the Lepcha.
Hope you learn and enjoy!
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As I mentioned in my previous blog post, the origin of the Lepcha is unknown, but anthropologists believe that they originated from Eastern Nepal, West Bengal, Tibet, or Mongolia. Because the Lepcha are considered among the indigenous people of Sikkim with numbers of 30,000 to 50,000, I will be focusing on eastern Nepal near the Himalayan mountains.
Sikkim is an Indian land locked state that's located in the mountains. To the west is the border of Nepal; to the north and east is the Autonomous Region of China; and to the south lies West Bengal.
Due to the geographical location of the Himalayan mountains, the climate can range from subtropical to high alpine. Including the four seasons that we experience here in America, people of Sikkim also experience a fifth season that takes place June to September; monsoon season. They have also become accustomed to regular snowfall, which is unlike any other state or region of India.
Next time: World of Lepcha
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