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2080/01/23 The Dance was performed at The Heart of Dharan, Dharan Bhanuchowk by the Bantawa Sakenwa Sili Laakchham Conservation Committee (बान्तावा साकेन्वा शिली लाक्छाम संरक्षण समिति), Dharan.
Sakenwa/Sakela is one of the main festivals of an ethnic group, indigenous native of Nepal, Sikkim and Darjeeling.
Sili is a Special Stunt performed during the Laak/Naach/Dance. Sili represent the nature, culture, history, etc. There are 21 silis' including Manxa Laak. Mangchha laak is performed only while entering and leaving the dancing stage. The rest 20 bantawa silis are as follows:
१. छोंग्बा लाक
२. लोङ्ले चिप्मा
३. तवा घोङमा
४. बेरावा (बाया पाइले)
५. बासिखोरे (रोहोम पारु)
६. दितेन पारु
७. भित्रे
८. बाहिरे
९. कोङ्डा चाफाक
१०. चानुक्मा
११. चाठोमा
१२. किवा
१३. खस्सा
१४. भाले (वापा)
१५. ताङ्तुप्ली (देङ् लामा तान्माखात्मा)
१६. मुक्वा तानतान
१७. जुका (लोक्भा)
१८. सुम्बाक रिपरिप
१९. लाङ फान
२०. होड्योङ्पा
Which are performed during Laak/Naach/Dance. It takes more than 8 hours to complete all the silis. In this video we have performed only one sili. Which is Rohom Paru/बासिखोरे (रोहोम पारु).
'Lakchham' is a bantawa language word which means 'Dancing Song' as 'Lak' means dance and 'Chham' means song. It is a song sung during Sakela Naach.
Sakenwa/Sakela dance is performed by large groups of Kirats on wearing traditional attire. People from all ages dance together in a large circle. There are male and female leaders in each circle known as Silimangpa and Silimangma respectively. They choreograph the dance moves known as sili while others follow them. The sili reflects the different aspects of human life and their relationship with nature.
The Sakela celebration is a prayer to mother nature for healthy crops and protection from natural calamities. The festival is Started on Baisakh Purnima, Sakela Ubhauli is celebrated for 15 days in Baisakh (April/May) marking the beginning of the farming year. Similarly, the celebration of Sakela Udhauli during Mangsir (November/December), which is the harvest season, is the giving of thanks to mother nature for providing a good harvest.
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0:00 Highlight
0:28 Intro
5:31 Rohom Paru