GARBA
DANCE - ART & CULTURE
News:
UNESCO
tag for garba: A dance for all
What's
in the news?
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Garba joined UNESCO's list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
About
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Native to the Indian state of Gujarat.
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Performed in October to honour the Hindu Deity of Divinity, Goddess Durga.
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Garba dancing also takes place during the nine-day Navratri festival.
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Joyful
style of dance, based on a circular pattern and
characterized by a sweeping action from side to side.
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Include singing and a musical
accompaniment.
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Celebrate
fertility, honour womanhood and pay respect to any of an array of mother
goddesses.
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Customarily mark a girl’s first menstrual
cycle and, later, her imminent marriage.