Jhijhiya
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jhijhiya-215-2721398
title:
Jhijhiya
text:
Jhijhiya is a cultural folk dance from Mithila region of Nepal and Northern Bihar. The dance is performed to offer devotion towards goddess Durga—the goddess of victory as well as to protect one's family, children and society from witches and dark magic. It is performed for ten consecutive evenings, from the day of Ghatasthapana to Bijaya Dashami, by women and girls, in a group of five to fifteen, by placing earthen pitcher on their head and dancing in a rotation manner. Inside the pitcher a fir
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
South Asian folk dance
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jhijhiya
date created:
2013-08-16T10:07:35Z
date modified:
2024-09-12T18:26:23Z
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