A traditional tribal dance of pukhtoons pashtuns patans. The attan, a dance traditionally performed at jeshns as a reminder of the pashtun heritage of the rulers, is repositioned as a celebration of the party by slight shifts in the colors of the costume and the patterns of the dance. Cultural dance attan in yousafzai night by irfi bangash nd sami bangash duration. Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone. Social security administration public data, the first name attan was not present. Traditional dance in iranian khorasan, very similar to attan. Dancing developed as a natural expression of united feeling and action.
King louis xiv established the royal academy of music and ballet 1661. Feb 21, 2014 this pin was discovered by mohammad bangash. It is now considered the national dance of afghanistan. It is not possible to identify with exact precision when dance became part of human culture.
This dance is performed with the musician tuning the beat to the technique of the performers. List of books and articles about dance history online. Highlighting the significance of folklore literature heritage and its different features, the literary figures during a seminar held at provincial city on tuesday stressed the need for conservation of pashto folklore literature heritage. It is now considered the national danc e of afghanistan. The performance of the attan dance in the open air has long been a. A full guide and information page on the traditional dance of attan pronounced atanrh. Tan books is a traditional catholic publisher of saints lives, liturgical and devotional works, and classic titles on dogmatic, ascetical and mystical theology. This ties attan to the ancient pyrrhic dance, a war dance that was part of military training in both athens and sparta. This is cultural and traditional berach attan berasi attan pashton attan.
In egypt the priests and priestesses, accompanied by harps and pipes, perform stately movements which mime significant events in the story of a god, or imitate cosmic patterns such. The ancient greek origins of the pashtuns attan dance athena, according to greek myth, was born out of zeus head, with a sword in one hand and a shield in the other. The performance of the attan dance in the open air has long been a feature of afghan life. In his book culture and customs of afghanistan hafizullah emati.
Atta n began as a folk danc e conducted by pashtuns in times of war or during weddings or other celebrations engagements. The directorate of culture khyber pakhtunkhwa organized the seminar which was followed with traditional music and dance to. This was later modified into a muslim dance of soldiers to allow the dancers to get closer to god before they advanced on their missions. See also music of afghanistan a british journalist of pashtun origin, amanullah ghilzai, through his scientific study has traced the roots of athan or khatak dance to the ancient greek dance of almost the same name. Oshun is also depicted as a teacher, who taught the yoruba agriculture, culture, and mysticism. Pakistan boasts of a rich history when it comes to various individual or group dances. Today, they continue to speak pashto and celebrate pashtun culture through the attan dance. There are various explanations regarding the history of attan.
Search the history of over 431 billion web pages on the internet. Males performing the attan dance in traditional clothing. Another version ascribes the attan to alexandars invasion of modern day afghanistan. The attan began as a folk dance conducted by pashtuns in times of war or during weddings or other celebrations engagements, new year, and informal gatherings.
Preservation of pashto folklore literature heritage. This was later modified into a muslim dance of soldiers to allow the dancers to get closer. Throughout the history of dance, many interesting facts marked this activity as one of the most useful tools for visual expression, exercise, social interaction, celebration and religion. Dance history explores the intersection of the collective narrative with the human body. Common dance moves involve the extending of arms into air and the stretch and. Here you can find out more information about fascinating facts of dance. Attan dance for peace celebrated with traditional zeal and spirit at baghenaran, a local park of hayatabad peshawar. The culture of the pashtun people is highlighted since at least the time of herodotus 484425 bc or alexander the great, when he explored the afghanistan and pakistan region in 330 bc.
In his book culture and customs of afghanistan hafizullah emati explains how combined attan dances gained momentum in the 1970s, and. It is possible the name you are searching has less than five occurrences per year. The khattak dance is a swift martial dance performed with a sword and handkerchief. Dance as ritual in most ancient civilizations, dancing before the god is an important element in temple ritual. This dance later became part of the pashton muslim tribes tradition. An illustrated history presents 320 pages of exciting trends in dance history, embellished with colored prints of paintings, posters, photos of dancers in. My father is pashtun pakistani, my mother is english, but i consider myself irish i have been here since i was 2. Attan performed by girls wearing tradiditional kuchi attire in usa. A traditional dance with its origins buried deep within afghan history, the attan was once a pashtun speciality but is now performed by afghans of all tribes for various occasions. Khattak dance khattak dance is a swift martial attan dance. But whatever the history, presently attan is a highly evolved as well as diversified dance form. Remembering a waziristan where men and women once danced.
Made from historical references related to malik shehbaz khan, khushal khan. It i performed while carrying a sword and a handkerchief by the tribesmen from the agile khattak tribe of pashtuns in pakistan and some eastern areas of afghanistan. Folk dance characteristics, history and types of folk dance. The khattak war symbol associated with the khattak attandance. General history european history american history asian history. The atta n began as a folk danc e conducted by pashtuns in times of war or during weddings or other celebrations engagements, new year, and informal gatherings. The book was published in afghanistan back in the 70s i guess, and was a very. Its origin lies in the afghan pashtoon tribes pagan yesteryears and usually involved men performing a ritual dance. Download full report porsesh research and studies organization. The brave pashtunafghan freedom fighters resisting the biggest occupation of modern history. Attan dances were held regularly in waziristan until some three decades. The history of dance is difficult to access because dance does not often leave behind clearly identifiable physical artifacts that last over millennia, such as stone tools, hunting implements or cave paintings. It is based on an earlier publication dance history.
Jesus christ, blessed virgin mary, history, afterlife, miracles. Attan one of the oldest forms of pashtun pagan dance. Founded in 2006, historum is a history forum dedicated to history discussions and historical events. Songs youtube song books youtubers youtube movies music. Ancient origins articles related to dance in the sections of history, archaeology, human origins, unexplained, artifacts, ancient places and myths and legends.
Preislamic turks and mongols did not have dances for entertainment. Folk dance history and types of folk dance with each passing year, customs and beliefs of groups of people get built little by little, slowly with time forming into traditions. Using an investigative approach, this book presents the who, what, when, where, why, and how of dance history in relation to other arts and to historical, political, and social events. The dance itself is believed to have originated from the greek pyrrhic dance, performed for. Tours danceanimalscollectionanimalesanimauxdancinganimal books. Nooriya habibi and obaid zazai and a team of attan dancers from.
It became the national dance of the pashtun and then of the entire country. Afghanistan is a british series of short plays on the history of afghanistan and foreign intervention there, from the first angloafghan war to the present day. Any books on pashtun historyculture, that youd recommend. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection. Dance history is not only an academic or artistic undertaking. Attan the traditional and national dance of afghanistan. Pashtuns are intimately tied to the history of modern afghanistan, iran, pakistan and northern india. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. The films editors give equal time to women and men while. An interactive arts approach provides an indepth look at dance from the dawn of time through the 20th century. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet.
Reddit gives you the best of the internet in one place. The ancient greek origins of the pashtuns attan dance. Attan page 02 the traditional and national dance of. Using an investigative approach, this book presents the who, what, when, where, why, and how of dance history in relation to other arts and to historical, political. It is said to have been one of the religious traditions of the pagans living in the area that is called afghanistan today. Attan which is referred to as the afghan national dance is the very famous afghan group dance in afghanistan. Additionally, oshun is regarded as a healer of the sick, the bringer of song, music and dance, as well as prosperity and fertility. Then the need was to provide a theoretical basis for dance history as a burgeoning area of academic study, to offer examples of good history writing.
Our community welcomes everyone from around the world to discuss world history, historical periods, and themes in history military history, archaeology, arts and culture, and history in books and movies. Another version ascribes the attan to alexandars invasion of modernday afghanistan. Boys dancing the attan, maymana, afghanistan, 1969. A methodology for study published in 1983 by dance books. Nuristani nuristani attan is a relatively new attan performed by nuristanis and involves the use of their own local musical instruments including their own style of drum shown above, and stringed instrument, known as the wunz, and also the sarani. You can not understand history of dance without understanding how dance is the individuation of collective storytelling. The origins of dance the earliest history of human dance is a continuing mystery. Attan, the afghan national dance pashto language blog. The dance is preformed to dohul, which is a big barrel twosided drum. Thus tying attan to the ancient pyrrhic dance, a war dance that was part of military training in both athens as well as sparta. Pukhtoon culture dance attan in comsats wah youtube. She also taught them the art of divination using cowrie shells. The oracle, gaia, had predicted a god from the 3rd generation of the mt.
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