What is Suri Jagek?
{{Infobox intangible heritage | Image = Kalash girls looking from the window of traditional wood home with beautiful carvings.jpg | Caption = [[Kalash people|Kalash children]] looking through the window of a traditional Kalash house. | ICH = Suri Jagek | State Party = Pakistan | Domains = Knowledge and practices concerning [[nature]] and the [[universe]], [[Tradition|Oral traditions]] and expressions, Social practices, [[rituals]] and festive events. | Criteria = | ID = 1381 | Region = APA | Year = 2018 | Session = 11th | List = Representative | Link = https://ich.unesco.org/en/USL/suri-jagek-observing-the-sun-traditional-meteorological-and-astronomical-practice-based-on-the-observation-of-the-sun-moon-and-stars-in-reference-to-the-local-topography-01381 | Below = [[File:Unesco Cultural Heritage logo.svg|100px]] | Note = }} '''Suri Jagek''', meaning 'observing the sun', is the traditional [[Kalash people|Kalasha]] [[Meteorology|meteorological]] and [[astronomical]] knowledge system and practice. It's used in the [[Hindu Kush|Hindu Kush mountains]] of northwestern [[Pakistan]] to observe the [[sun]], [[moon]], [[Star|stars]], and [[Shadow|shadows]] in relation to local [[terrain]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Suri Jagek (observing the sun)|url=https://ichinventory.pk/portfolio/suri-jagek/|access-date=2024-01-07|language=en-US|archive-date=2024-01-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240107085607/https://ichinventory.pk/portfolio/suri-jagek/|url-status=dead}}</ref> This system helps the [[Kalash people|Kalasha people]] predict when to sow [[Seed|seeds]], take care of [[Animal|animals]], and anticipate [[Natural disaster|natural disasters]]. It also guides their [[calendar]], determining dates for social events, [[Festival|festivals]], and [[Religion|religious]] ceremonies. Suri Jagek and the [[Kalash people|Kalasha culture]] has been declared an [[Intangible cultural heritage]] of [[Pakistan]] by [[UNESCO]] since 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|titl