Lathi Nach

Lathi Nach
	Tharu boys performing stick dance
Native name	लाठी नाच
Etymology	Stick dance
Genre	Cultural dance
Instrument(s)	Wooden stick
Inventor	Tharu people

Lathi Nach, also known as Tharu stick dance is a cultural dance of the Tharu people.[1] This dance is mainly performed during the Dashain festival. It is similar to Dandiya Raas, performed in the Indian state of Gujarat, but varies in movement and style. In this ritual dance all dancers should either be men or women only, as they must wake up holy sprite goddess Durga.

Laathi Nach has become a popular tourist attraction in Nepal, particularly Chitwan.[2][3][4]

References

Lawoti, Mahendra; Pahadi, Anup, eds. (2010). The Maoist insurgency in Nepal : revolution in the twenty-first century. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-77717-9. OCLC 874200782.
Linnard, Adam (2007-10-01). People Moving Matters: Theorizing Tourism and Migration on the Nepali 'Periphery'. SIT Digital Collections. OCLC 870512458.
Sharma, Bal Krishna; Phyak, Prem (2017-02-27). "Neoliberalism, linguistic commodification, and ethnolinguistic identity in multilingual Nepal". Language in Society. 46 (2): 231–256. doi:10.1017/s0047404517000045. ISSN 0047-4045. S2CID 152074396.
Dhakal, Narayan. Socio-cultural impacts of tourism in Third World countries : a case study of Nepal : submitted to Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism, Lincoln University as partial fulfilment of Post Graduate Diploma in Parks, Recreation and Tourism. OCLC 154199475.

External links

Tharu Stick Dance, Nepal, outside at night, at Youtube
Tharu Stick Dance in 2015 and in 2012 at same venue, inside, at Youtube
Tharu Stick Dance of Gochhada nawalparasi, outside in daytime, at Youtube

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[1] Lawoti, Mahendra; Pahadi, Anup, eds. (2010). The Maoist insurgency in Nepal : revolution in the twenty-first century. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-77717-9. OCLC 874200782.

[2] Linnard, Adam (2007-10-01). People Moving Matters: Theorizing Tourism and Migration on the Nepali 'Periphery'. SIT Digital Collections. OCLC 870512458.

[3] Sharma, Bal Krishna; Phyak, Prem (2017-02-27). "Neoliberalism, linguistic commodification, and ethnolinguistic identity in multilingual Nepal". Language in Society. 46 (2): 231–256. doi:10.1017/s0047404517000045. ISSN 0047-4045. S2CID 152074396.

[4] Dhakal, Narayan. Socio-cultural impacts of tourism in Third World countries : a case study of Nepal : submitted to Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism, Lincoln University as partial fulfilment of Post Graduate Diploma in Parks, Recreation and Tourism. OCLC 154199475.