RHYTHM OF SIKKIM

 RHYTHM OF SIKKIM 🎶💃

Who doesn't like the softness, the beats, the melody of music. Who doesn't fill their loneliness with music. Who doesn't share there happiness with those high beats of music . Everyone loves music whether it is soft, romantic, jazz or instrumental. So do everyone loves dancing on it.

So today I am gonna tell you about beautiful music and dance forms enjoyed in Sikkim. 

The ethnic communities, Lepcha, Limbu, Bhutia and Nepalis constitute the music which is an ingrained part of Sikkimese culture. Nepali folk music “Tamamg Selo”-This music of the Tamang community is performed to the rhythmic sound of “Dhamphu”, a musical instrument similar to a large tambourine.

MARUNI 

The Maruni dance is associated with Diwali called Tihar for Nepalese. The performers

adorn themselves with lavish jewelry and richly hued costumes and go from one house

to the other to perform the dance. Sometimes, maruni dance is perfrmed accompanied 

by the nine instrument orchestra called “Naumati Baja”.

DHAN NACH 

Dhaan Nach is a folk dance of Sikkim performed by the nepalese community to celebrate the crop harvest, i.e., paddy. It is one of the oldest traditional and cultural heritage preserved and followed by the farming community, which is witnessing the enthusiastic participation of both young and old.

ZO-MAL-LOK

Zo-Mal-Lok is a well-known folk dance of Lepcha community, is performed to signify the sowing, reaping, and harvesting of paddy. This merrymaking spree is enhanced by the participation of both young and old, and every family.

CHU FAAT

Chu Faat is another significant folk dance performed in honor of Mount Kanchenjunga, including four 4 adjoining peaks. These 5 major peaks are believed to be the storehouse of 5 hidden treasures like Minerals, Medicine, Food, Salt, and Sacred Books. The dancers carrying green bamboo leaves and butter lamps perform this ritualistic dance with the religious songs. It is performed on the 15th day of the 7th month of the Northern Biddhist calendar every year.

TASHI SABDO

Tashi Sabdo is a traditional dance of Bhutia community, signifying the custom of offering “khadas” or, scarves on special occasions. Young girls and boys perform this dance occasions. Young girls and boys perform this dance occasions. Young girls and boys perform this dance prosperity.

ENCHEY CHAAM

Mask dance of Sikkim performed by the monks in the monastery’s courtyard, mask dance is a significant part of religious celebrations and festivities. These dances demonstrate grace and perfect footwork, Lamas with the brilliantly painted masks and robes, ceremonial swords swing and leap with the beating of the drums, trumpeting of horns, and the chanting of the monks.

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