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Manage No, Sortation, Country, Writer ,Date, Copyright Manage No EE00002070 Country Bhutan ICH Domain Social practices, rituals, festive events Address Dagana is one of the Dzongkhags located in the south central part of Bhutan with an area of nearly 1,723 km² and an altitude of 1,564 meters above sea level. There are fourteen Gewogs (blocks) of which Tseza is one of the Gewog. Tseza Gewog includes eight different chiwogs (administrative subdivisions), viz Kalizingkha, Zamtog, Tsanglaykha, Samey, Trashigang, Jangsagang, Tongsho and Pele. Kalizingkha is one of the important Village of Tseza Gewog since Dagana falls under Kalizingkha village and is where the Dzongkhag Administration's Headquarter is located. One of the most famous and special Zing (Lake) of Jom Dagam (the eldest amongst the five siblings of the local deities of Dagana) was also located in this region( present Daga CS campus) because of which the place got its name Karlingzigkha (Kar meaning Jom Darkar, Ling means place, Zingkha means near the pond/lake). Over the time, the name Karlingzingkha became Kalizingkha. The ashes of Aku Tenpa who was a Tibetan by birth and who was regarded as the lover of Aum Dara Yumtsho, the youngest of the protective deities of Dagana is still preserved inside a small stupa which stands near the village temple.Year of Designation 2022
| Description | Enchoro or Enchorom is a native festival of a Kalizingkha village under Tseza Gewog (block) in Dagana with unique lyrics and melodies. It is performed by the people of Kalizingkha particularly by the children (both boys and girls) aged below 12 on the 30th day of the 11th Bhutanese month every year. Even today, the festival is still vibrant and popular in the community without any major transformations. There are minor transformations in terms of the path followed by children from the starting point until the village temple (traditionally from school campus but now from the way which leads to Gophu Gonpa (monastery) from Dzong (Fortress) and the meals served during the three days celebration. However, owing to the current pandemic and the government policies, the community could not celebrate this festival for the past two years but the locals are now very much hopeful that everything will become normal again with the government's new normal policies. The origin of this festival remains unknown. The locals believed in performing this festival mainly to drive away the evil forces, diseases and misfortunes from their household and their community and to wish for a successful and prosperous year and good luck for the people living in the locality. |
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| Social and cultural significance | The festival is celebrated mainly as a culture of the village. The locals believes that celebrating this festival would not only help them in promoting this culture which had been prevailing since the decades but also help them in passing the culture to the future generations. The locals agrees that celebrating this festival on time is a community responsibility as it contributes to the preservation of community cohesion and identity. |
| Transmission method | The song lyrics are not documented in any book. They are usually passed on orally. The village elders teach the lyrics to the youngsters who recites it during the celebration and about the dance steps, the experts leads the dance in front of the other participants and the participants imitate the steps. The village currently has around 19 households with around 100-150 population. |
| Community | Of the eight villages of Tseza Gewog under Dagana Dzongkhag, Enchorom is celebrated in Kalizingkha village. The festival is celebrated every year by the children who are aged below twelve. Data collected by: Ms. Tandin Zangmo, Teacher, Daga Central School |