Aug
16
2011
As you may or may not have heard the news from a horse’s mouth, on behalf of the team I would like to share a good news with you. Recently, Kirat Rai Yayokkha Sydney Australia (KRYSA) decided to participate in a Cultural Dance Competition organised by NINFA on the occasion to celebrate the World Indigenous Day 2011 (August 9) at Campsie. Under the Kirat Council Sydney, artists and volunteers spent at least a month to prepare a Sakela Dance and Chyabrung Dance for this event. Albeit the short time notice of rehearsals and preparations, with involved everyone’s sheer dedications and can-do attitude, we have pulled through a winning pair out of 6 contestant groups.
I am very much glad to share the good news that Kirat Limbu Chyabrung Dance was declared the winner and Kirat Rai Sakela Dance the runner-up. I would like to congratulate everyone of you (Kirat – Rai, Limbu, Yakkha and Sunuwar). And special Congratulations and a Big Thank you go to the Dance Artists and Volunteers.
Obviously, to make any event a worth while and success there will always be a bunch of volunteers’ efforts, contributions and dedications at the background. I would like to congratulate these volunteers and on behalf of the team, would like to extend a Big Thank you once again to followings:
Sakela Dance Artists:
1) Degana Rai
2) Bashodha Rai
3) Anupama Rai
4) Jyoti Rai
5) Shrijana Rai
6) Ram Kumar Rai
7) Naresh Rai
Sushil Tumbahangphe
9) Anand Lohorung Rai
10) Sanjay Rai
Song and Rhythm:
1) Narendra Rai
2) Santosh Rai
3) Pradeep Rai
4) Sashi Chandra Rai
Volunteers:
Food and Beverages: (during rehearsals)
1) Sashi Chandra Rai and Family
2) Mohan Rai and Family
3) Chitra Tumbahangphe and Family
4) Samir Bantawa and Family
5) Santosh Rai and Family
6) Ashok Rai and Family
7) Sashi Limbu and Family
Narendra Rai and Family
9) Raju Subba and Family
10) Major Bhala Rai and Family
Dress up and attires co-coordinator:
1) Bashodha Rai
Dresses and attires, jewelleries lenders/contributors
1) Barsha Rai
2) Bindya Subba
3) Menuka Rai
4) Sharmila Rai
5) Bisa Rai
6) Sumitra Rai (Ram’s mother)
4) Bona Rai
Dance Silli creator/contributor
1) Bashodha Rai
2) Degana Rai
3) Jyoti Rai
4) Ashish Lohorung Rai
5) Narendra Rai
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Dec
12
2008
Today is the Udhauli festival of all Kirati people. It is believed that from this day the winter season starts. So people, birds and animal migrate from cold regions to warmer regions. This kind of migration occurs twice in a year. The celebration of migrating downwards during this season is called “Udhauli (उधौली)” and the celebration of migrating upwards during the season of Baisakh (April or May) is called “Ubhauli (उभौली)“.
Kirati people performs a speacial kind of dance called “Sakela” in this event playing various muscial instruments like Dhol, Jhyamta etc and wearing “Chhit ko Guneu” (specially patterened cloth) by Kirati women. This event of Kirati people has also been stated in Mundhum (holy book of Kirati people). This event is also called “Bhumi Puja” (Worship of Land) where Kirati people worship mother nature asking for good cultivation of crops during the season of April and thanking the god for giving good crops during this current season.
The legend of the celebration of Sakela as stated in Wikipedia is as follows:
The celebration is connected to many myths. According to the Kirat Mythology, it is said that before the marriage of
Sumnima and
Paruhang, Paruhang used to live in the heaven .One day, he saw beautiful Sumnima on the earth and fell in love. He made a beautiful comb, sent it to Sumnima who wished wed him.
Four children were born of them after marriage. But Paruhang left Sumnima in a hut on the bank of Dudhkoshi River and did not return for long time. One day, she saw a creeper on a stone while she was in search of food for her children. She tasted the creeper and it was full of power and happiness. She brought the creeper and made Buti, an intoxicating religious garland, and kept it safe. The Buti inspired everybody who saw it to tell the truth of her/his life. Paruhang returned suddenly. He tried to counsel angry Sumnima. She gave the Buti to Paruhang. This immediately made him glad and he started to tell what he had done. He had spent the time looking at the heaven and the earth from the top of Chomolongma (Mt. Everest ). He also said her that he had meditated, and visited the whole universe. Paruhang promised not to leave her, which made Sumnima dance with joy. It is believed the dance is the ‘Sakela Dance’. For this reason, tradition is also that young boys and girls comes to participate this dancing festival to meet each other and find their love.
तपैहरुलाई यो चाड कस्तो लाग्छ ? कमेन्ट गरेर आफ्नो बिचार दिनुहोस । हैप्पी सकेला….!!
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As you may or may not have heard the news from a horse’s mouth, on behalf of the team I would like to share a good news with you. Recently, Kirat Rai Yayokkha Sydney Australia (KRYSA) decided to participate in a Cultural Dance Competition organised by NINFA on the occasion to celebrate the World Indigenous Day 2011 (August 9) at Campsie. Under the Kirat Council Sydney, artists and volunteers spent at least a month to prepare a Sakela Dance and Chyabrung Dance for this event. Albeit the short time notice of rehearsals and preparations, with involved everyone’s sheer dedications and can-do attitude, we have pulled through a winning pair out of 6 contestant groups.
