Global InformationBhume Naach information
| Bhume Naach | |
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| Also called | Bal Puja |
| Observed by | Kham Magar people |
| Type | Cultural |
Bhume Naach (also known as Bal puja) is one of the festivals celebrated by the Kham Magar people from Lumbini and Karnali provinces of Nepal.[1] The term Bhume means 'Earth' and Naach means 'dance' in the Nepali language. The Kham people practice a religion that worships the land (bhumi puja), water sprouts (shim), forests (ban puja) and weather, asking for better crop yields and cattle.[2]
Bhume Naach is a folk dance which is performed around a fire to worship the Earth. The Kham people believe that the Earth is God. Earth is considered to be the mother and protector which provides shelter, food and sustenance for everyone. To make the Earth happy, people perform the dance from mid-May through mid-June. The main celebration takes place during the first week of June.[3]
- ^ खाम मगरको बल पूजा र भूमे नाच सुरु. Annapurna Post (in Nepali). Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- ^ भुमेको भूमिमा सांस्कृतिक उत्सव (फोटोफिचर). Online Khabar (in Nepali). Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- ^ सुरेन्द्र राना. रूकुम (पूर्व) मा 'भूमे' को रौनक. Setopati (in Nepali). Retrieved 2022-11-03.