Folk dances of

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represent its vibrant culture and tradition. There are various folk dance in the state of Jharkhand which are performed during harvest season, festival and social gatherings. Some folk and tribal dances in Jharkhand are Jhumair, Mardana Jhumair, Janani Jhumair, Domkach, Lahasua, Jhumta, Fagua, Paika, Chhau, Firkal, Mundari and Santali.

List of Folk dances

Some folk dances are as follows:

Jhumair

Jhumair Jhumair or Jhumar is an Indian folk dance from the Indian states of Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Bihar and West Bengal. It is folk dance of Sadan, the Indo-Aryan ethnic groups of Chotanagpur. It is mainly performed during harvest season. ...

is popular folk dance of Jharkhand. It performed by Kudmi during harvest season and festivals. Musical Instruments used are Mandar,

Dhol Dhol (IPA: ) can refer to any one of a number of similar types of double-headed drum widely used, with regional variations, throughout the Indian subcontinent. Its range of distribution in India, Bangladesh and Pakistan primarily includes nort ...

, Nagara, Dhak,

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Shehnai The ''shehnai'' is a musical instrument, originating from the Indian subcontinent. It is made of wood, with a double reed at one end and a metal or wooden flared bell at the other end.Mardani Jhumar is Nagpuri folk dance performed by men. Men wear

ghungroo A ghungroo ( hi, घुँघरू, ur, ), also known as ghunghroo or ghunghru or ghungur or ghungura (Assamese, Bengali and Odia) or Chilanka or Salangai or Gejje (in Malayalam, Tamil and Kannada respectively), is one of many small metallic ...

, hold sword and dance in the circle.

Janani Jhumair

Janani Jhumair is Nagpuri folk dance performed by women.The dance have feminine grace.

Domkach

Domkach Domkach or Damkach is a folk dance of Indian states of Bihar and Jharkhand. In Bihar, Domkach dance is performed in Mithila and Bhojpur regions. In Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. Wi ...

is a folk dance performed in Jharkhand in marriage.

Fagua

Fagua is a folk dance performed by both men and women during festival of Fagua. The musical instruments used are Mandar, Dhol and Bansi.

Paiki

Paiki is a Nagpuri ceremonial martial dance. It is performed by men. Men wear ghungroo, dance holding sword and shield. Music instruments used are Nagara, Dhak, and Shehnai.

Chhau dance

Chhau dance Chhau dance, also spelled Chhou dance, is a semi classical Indian dance with martial and folk traditions. It is found in three styles named after the location where they are performed, i.e. the ''Purulia Chhau'' of West Bengal, the ''Seraikell ...

is a semi-classical Indian dance with tribal and folk tradition, found in district of Jharkhand.

Firkal dance

Firkal is a martial art folk-dance of Bhumij tribes. The main instruments of Firkal are swords, arrows, bows and shields. It can be found in ''Potka'' block in

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district of Jharkhand.

Mundari dance

Munda tribe have its own dance which performed during harvest season and festival accompanied by musical Instrument

Madal The madal ( ne, मादल) or maadal is a Nepalese folk musical instrument. The madal is used mainly for rhythm-keeping in Nepalese folk music. It is very popular and widely used as a hand drum in Nepal. The madal has a cylindrical body with a s ...

, Nagara and

. Munda refer to their dance and song as durang and Susun respectively Mundari folk dance are Jadur and Jena.

Santali dance

Santal The Santal or Santhal are an Austroasiatic speaking Munda ethnic group in South Asia. Santals are the largest tribe in the Jharkhand and West Bengal state of India in terms of population and are also found in the states of Odisha, Bihar and A ...

tribe have its own unique dance. They performed it during harvest season and festival accompanied by instruments such as Madal and Nagara.

Kurukh dance

Kurukh tribe perform folk dances during different occasions such as harvesting, festival, marriage etc. In kurukh language dance is called "Dandi". Some folk dance of Kurukh tribe are Jagra Matha, Jadur, Karam dandi, khaddi and dudhiya etc. Ranga is also folk dance of Jharkhand.

References

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