Bhume Naach
bhume naach also known bal puja one festival celebrated kham magar people lumbini karnali province nepal term bhume mean earth naach mean dance nepali language kham people practice religion worship land bhumi puja water sprout shim forest ban puja weather asking better crop yield cattle bhume naach folk dance performed around fire worship earth kham people believe earth god earth considered mother protector provides shelter food sustenance everyone make earth happy people perform dance midmay midjune main celebration take place first week june celebration bhume naach young boy girl selected leader village sent hill mountain collect water soil colorful assortment flower deemed holy villager boy carry colorful flag patho baby goatkid girl carry holy water assorted food collecting water soil flower three flag attached huge timber fly mountaintop spending fifteen day hill mountain child worship earth sacrifice patho return village first day june also first day celebration upon return young boy girl tie three bright colorful flag timber pole place upright ground enjoy singing dancing playing modal local musical instrument drum villager celebrate welcome child playing drum another local instrument called senate celebrant take another patho river wash prior sacrifice following sacrifice goat believed gone paradise taken center village neck adorned piece cloth red yellow green white color symbolize earth mother indigenous community happiness peace love girl adorn clothes color upon shoulder around neck performing song dance celebration boy wearing white gown pull patho lamb boy follow tapping patho gently stick make walk around village woman girl stand side road queue holding nanglo local handicraft made bamboo containing ash corn maize millet coin colorful piece cloth coal pour patho near end ritual another boy come hold patho damais occupational caste play drum loudly two boy run fast boy tap patho make run well running anyone fall considered bad omen related death person fall may become ill die relative may similarly bad luck within year one fall considered good omen village finally participant go river take patho ritual place used worship land patho sacrificed river blood smeared onto colorful piece cloth attached tall pole left flutter rock afterwards villager cook variety food provide various drink eat together exchange gift wishing well event gather main ground perform balpuja ritual circle people formed crowd sings song every member village required participate main dance bhume naach requires village boy dance center circle surrounded dancing girl wear beautiful clothing jewelry flower girl distribute flower show respect child dance whole day completing twentytwo step per song required complete step dance within day balpuja conveys message godearth since kham consider earth main source love protection earth happy order get everything need food water air light shelter outer circle girl represents mother protector community decision made family community heavily influenced kham woman annual celebration concluded people singing sad song together participant weep bitterly depart gathering good wish blessing elder process celebrating traditional bhume naach symbolic demonstration relationship kham people nature rather god bhume naach highlight celebrates fact without earth life youtubecom lugumyalcom ecscomnp