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ICH Elements 2
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Tân’tung Da ’dá Dances of the Katu
Tân’tung Da ’dá Dances (earth and sky dance) of the Katu people are community dances of men and women. This is a sacred dance, meaning to pray for good crops and for people to be prosperous and full. Tân’tung is a dance for men during the festivals of buffalo stabbing, grave abandonment, twinning, and victory celebrations. The dancers wear warrior costumes (loincloths, cloaks, scarves on their heads, bird feathers, pig fangs in their hair), holding a shield in their left hand and a spear or javelin in their right hand. The dance movements follow the sound of drums, showing the strength, decisiveness, and flexibility of the warrior. The formation dances in a circle, going counterclockwise or in a closed arc. Da ’dá is a dance reserved for women. Requirements for the dancers of this dance: tiptoe, move with toes, arms spread at shoulder level, elbows perpendicular to the arms, palms facing up, fingers spread out; The body rotates around itself and must join the formation to move counterclockwise. Women wear brocade dresses with many colors and patterns, bare shoulders, and beaded necklaces around their necks. Sometimes, these two dances combine together according to the principle: women and men intertwine, women go first, men go behind; The inner circle is female, and the outer circle is male.
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NAYZAANDOZI, nayzabozi, nayzazani
Javelin-throwing. A traditional kind of sport, playing and throwing javelin. Competition of Javelin-throwing was held in the Navruz, Mehrgan and other national celebrations.
Tajikistan