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Tuesday, February 19, 2019

Victory Dance of the Lotha Nagas

supremacy bounce Rhanthungo Kikon INTRODUCTION LOTHAS of TSUNGIKI village performed this dance in the days of venerable when one-year-old warriors from a CHUMPO (popularly known as MORUNG) visited other CHUMPOS in the incompatible KHELS of the village. For the young warriors, this Victory Dance acted both as a move reminder of the great victories their forefathers had over their enemies and also as an inspiration for them to double in the future. It was a time to take pride from their past achievements and to progress and dare each other for the days to come.It prepared them for the future. Those were the days THE DANCE Now, the present generation performs the Victory Dance on all occasions. exactly the spirit and zeal of the warriors performing this dance remain as spanking and as full of fervour since times immemorial. Behold All the young warriors are out of the CHUMPOS bedecked in all their ornamental fineries. Among them include the lash out sable head-wigs pull of the long hair from the neck and shoulders of the Himalayan black bear, or of the fur of the arms of the male gibbon.On the head-wigs, as warriors of be valours, are stuck in the feathers of the great bird, the Hornbill. On their arms, they have wristlets, bracelets and elbow armlets made of develops of sawn-off tubes of elephants tusks. Across their shoulders are thrown over flashy baldric-like woven strips of cloths. Joined to the end of the baldrics at the waist are the spikes holders the spikes were utilize during raids over enemy camps. Kneecaps, the LENGTA and the colourfully decorated daos and spears complete their attire.Now the young warriors leave behind go around dancing in two rows to finally make a circle. Singing along and shouting loud cries as they legal tender their feet, twirl their daos and spears, they make the circle an indication of having surrounded their enemies. When they have their enemies surrounded, they jab up their spears and dare each other not to let any enemy warrior escape from their individual posts or positions. THE SHANTHA An exciting, and perhaps the most important, part of the Victory dance is the SHANTHA. The name Victory Dance rightly belongs to this part-dance indoors the dance.The SHANTHA is performed by four of the most-abled warriors. This group acts as the Escort of the warriors. It also is the rearguard and flanks tax shelter of the warriors. The SHANTHA warriors are also wont to perform many skills and antics. Among them is the biting and holding of their daos on the blunt sides as they hop along it is actually an oath-taking engage not to die in enemies hands. They will also take a stance and hop forwards and backwards challenging their enemies making it recognize what they will do to them with their daos and spears.

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