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Chowk-poorana or Chowkpurana is folk art practised in Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. [1] In Uttar Pradesh, the term chowk-poorana refers to decorating the floor with various designs using flour and rice [2] and also the walls using designs specific to the region.
Dayachand Mayna was a poet of Haryanvi language. [1] He is one of the important poets and folklore artists Haryana had ever produced. He was born on 10 March 1915, [1] in a Valmiki caste family in Mayna village of Rohtak district of Haryana (erstwhile Punjab).He produced best of the Haryanvi Saang and Raagni.He wrote a very famous play (Kissa) on Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. [2]
Lohri is a popular winter Dogra [2] [3] and Punjabi [4] folk festival celebrated primarily in Northern India. [note 1] The significance and legends about the Lohri festival are many and these link the festival to the Duggar region [2] and Punjab region. [6]
Folk music of Haryana has two main forms: classical folk music of Haryana and desi folk music of Haryana (country music of Haryana). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] They take the form of ballads and pangs of parting of lovers, valor and bravery, harvest and happiness.
In Haryana the most celebrated name is that of Deep Chand Bahman of village Khanda, Sonipat. He was popularly known as Shakespeare or Kalidas of Haryana. [3] He polished the style of Ali Bux and gave a new color to this folk art. The Saang of that time had two categories: (i) Kirtan Style and (ii) Nautanki Style. Deep Chand's style of ...
Folk memory, also known as folklore or myths, refers to past events that have been passed orally from generation to generation. The events described by the memories may date back hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of years and often have a local significance.
Folklore of Africa. For ancient folklore and myths of Africa, see Category:African mythology. Subcategories. This category has the following 14 subcategories, out of ...
One of a variety of compounds extending from the coinage of the term folklore in 1846 (previously popular antiquities), the term folk-belief is first evidenced in use by British folklorist Laurence Gomme in 1892. [4] Common parlance employs the word superstition for what folklorists generally refer to as folk belief. [5]