Ghatu (dance)
Ghatu dance (Nepali: घाटु नाच) is a Nepalese folk dance of the Gurung community of Sikkim, India and western Nepal. The dance is performed mainly during Baisakhi Purnima (full moon day of the Hindu month Baisakhi) festival. The dance is started on the previous new moon day of the same month. The dancers are selected on the day of Shree Panchami and then trained for three/four months. Alongside Gurung community, the dance is also performed by people of Magar, Dura, Balami and Kumal communities.
Women performing Ghatu dance during Everest Day 2019 in New York City | |
| Native name | घाटु नाच |
|---|---|
| Genre | Nepalese folk dance |
| Inventor | Gurung people |
| Origin | Western Nepal |
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