TANINTHAYI residents celebrated tiger dance (locally called Karakya dance) in downtown areas of Taninthayi Township on the morning of 10 April.
The
tiger dance troupe consisting of U Kyaw Yi, U Aye Lwin (aka) Pyan Hlwa, four
dancers, one hunter, ten tiger handlers, three drum players and four tray
holders performed with the drumming rhythms at Chaungnge and Chaunggyi wards,
including the villages of Taninthayi township, to collect cash contribution
from the locals for the renovation of pagodas.
The
Karakya dance (tiger dance) is annually held during the Thingyan period, and it
was suspended in 2020 due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The
Taninthayi residents donate cash by watching the tiger dance.
There
are four or five tiger dancers in the Chaungnge ward while six in the Chaunggyi
ward. When the tiger spirit inspires the tiger dancer’s mind, he is tied with a
chain or tight rope around his waist, and another man carefully holds the
string.
If
the handler is weak, the dancer may be injured.
The
dancer is also painted with a variety of colours on his body, and the hunter
performs with the beat of drums to make the dancer feel like a tiger.
The
Chaungnge tiger dance group received a K370,000 cash contribution and will
donate it to the Arthawka Yama Monastery in Thepyu village of Theinkhun
village-tract in Taninthayi Township to construct the Lawka Chantha Pagoda in
the monastery precinct.
Nanthayi-Htein
Win (IPRD)/GNLM
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