Dance and martial play
Bhangra at harvest, giddha in the courtyard, jhumar in the bar country and the gatka arena.
Two Punjabs
1947 – today
Through the ages
The Sikh art of the stick and sword, practised by the Nihangs and displayed at every Hola Mohalla.
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The women's dance of clapping and boliyan, full of wit and mimicry.
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The slow, swaying dance of the bar country, danced in a circle around the drummer.
LuddiThe men's victory dance, swaying and clapping in a circle to the dhol, danced across the western Punjab.
SammiThe women's dance of the Sandal Bar, with raised arms and a song for a lost lover.
The men's giddha of the Malwa: boliyan sung in a ring, with the kato, sapp and bugchu clattering in time.
▶ WatchDhamaalThe whirling trance dance of the Sufi shrines, danced to the dhol on Thursday nights.
The night before a wedding, when the bride's or groom's family carry a pot of lamps through the village singing to wake it up.