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The dance is one of the traditional dances of the Marma clans of Tripura, who will also perform the Sangrai dance. The Marmas, also known as Mogs, are Buddhists; and the Owa -Cho -labre is one of their main Buddhist festivals. The Mogs celebrate the Owa festival on the full moon day of Ashwin in the Bengali calendar. They attend the Buddhist ...
Jhumar performed before 1947. Jhumar or Jhoomar (also called Ghumbar in the Sandalbar area) is a traditional Punjabi dance in Pakistan, it originates from Sandal Bar and Chaj Doab regions of Punjab [1] [2] [3].The word "Jhumar" comes from Jhum/Jhoom, which means to sway in Multani, Jhangochi and Jangli Dialects of punjabi.Jhumar is usually performed at wedding ceremonies in Punjab. [4]
Jhumair or Jhumar is an Indian folk dance from the Indian states of Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Assam, Bihar and West Bengal.
Jhum dance (also called tangbiti dance) in the harvest season, lebang dance, mamita dance, and mosak sulmani dance are other Tripuri dances. [6] Reang community, the second largest tribe of the state, are noted for their hojagiri dance performed by young girls balancing on earthen pitchers. [ 6 ]
Sammi is a traditional dance form originating from the tribal belt of Punjab, particularly in the Sandalbar area and Pothohar region of Pakistani Punjab. [28] [29] Men usually perform the Sammi dance during conventional Punjabi parties. It is also performed by women, who dress in bright colourful kurtas and lehengas, often accompanied with a ...
The word Jhumar derived from Jhum (Shifting cultivation), which is a regional name of the primitive way of cultivation by aboriginals in eastern India and Bangladesh.In earlier period, it was a form of shouting (locally known as Hawka/ Hanka) by working women in the form of short lines describing their emotions in the agriculture field.
Chapchar Kut used to be celebrated to thank the gods for saving the people from harm during the clearing of forest on hill slopes for jhum cultivation at the beginning of a year. The festival used to be observed with a lot of drinking and eating. On the first night the young men and women would dance all night.
Noknap-ie-tsuikuap (Noknapizuinuap) (Peace Treaty Reception Dance)The peace treaty between villages is usually carried out in the month of January when the village folks are free from jhum cultivation. The ceremony is done with the mutual desire of villages to end hostilities and bring about friendship and peaceful coexistence.