DANCEs & GAMEs of APATANI.

HARANG-PIYO.

This is long forgotten dance of Tanii performed during Dree festival by demonstrating as agriculture pest/worm called TACHANG TIYO.

JAYO-BANNIING or MUCHU-PUDU(in Hong) or CHANKO-SUBU BAKA SIINIING.

 (A kind of traditional game.)

KIILING-BASU
(A kind of game played by children along with singing a song .....

Biila yapyo pyo- pyo.

Hari yachu chu-chu.

Chuku Tayu hu...Chuda kiila ha ).

A Game,  usually played during full moon night  by children along with singing a song ....
 PATII AKHII PAKHE KHEDO
SIITTII ERRE PURO RODO

? (A play Unknown to blog owner).

BOHA BENNIING 

(An acrobatic game on Babo which was integral part of Myoko till 35-40 years back and was not continued due to unknown reason,but it was revived in Hija Myoko i.e on march 2012 by efforts of our elders).

Gubu/Giibii Laka siiniing.
 (This wrestling game is still very popular mainly in Dree festival celebration.)

Damin-Da or Daming Paniing.

( A dance performed by group of women during Dree festival of Apatani. "Damin-Da" means stepping of foot in joyful way. )

Hunyi Darka Siinniing.

(A kind of wresting using a 3 inches diameter wooden log or Bamboo)

Taku-Tamu or Tamu Lanniing
( A kind of joyful jokingly teasing girl or among gents in penii procession of Murung festival)

Gangu : A mouth harp made of Bamboo.

Penn

(A procession that passes through all the seven villages of Ziro during "Murung Festival" in the month of January).

To be continue.....