Shad Suk Mynsiem

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Shad Suk Mynsiem is a traditional spring thanksgiving dance festival of the Khasi people in Meghalaya, India, celebrating harvest, fertility, and community harmony.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Shad Suk Mynsiem canonical 2
Shad Nongkrem 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural festival ⓘ
dance festival ⓘ
festival ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Shad Suk Mynsiem dance ⓘ
Shad Suk Mynsiem festival ⓘ
associatedWithEthnicGroup Khasi people ⓘ
audience local community ⓘ
tourists ⓘ
celebratedBy Khasi people ⓘ
coreValuesExpressed gratitude ⓘ
peace ⓘ
respect for nature ⓘ
social harmony ⓘ
country India ⓘ
culturalSignificance expression of Khasi matrilineal culture ⓘ
symbol of Khasi identity ⓘ
danceType group dance ⓘ
dressCode traditional Khasi ornaments and jewelry ⓘ
traditional Khasi silk and cotton garments ⓘ
features traditional Khasi attire ⓘ
traditional Khasi dance ⓘ
traditional Khasi music ⓘ
frequency annual ⓘ
genderRoles men perform as protectors and warriors in the dance ⓘ
women symbolize grace, fertility, and the matrilineal line ⓘ
heritageStatus important intangible cultural heritage of Meghalaya ⓘ
locatedIn Meghalaya ⓘ
mainTheme community harmony ⓘ
fertility ⓘ
harvest celebration ⓘ
thanksgiving ⓘ
musicInstruments drums ⓘ
flutes ⓘ
traditional Khasi wind instruments ⓘ
organisedBy Khasi traditional institutions ⓘ
participants men ⓘ
women ⓘ
purpose to give thanks for a bountiful harvest ⓘ
to pray for prosperity and fertility ⓘ
to strengthen community bonds ⓘ
region Northeast India ⓘ
religiousAspect includes prayers to the Creator ⓘ
linked to indigenous Khasi rituals ⓘ
religiousTradition Khasi indigenous religion ⓘ
season spring ⓘ
socialFunction reinforces clan and kinship ties ⓘ
timeOfYear around April ⓘ
translation Dance of peaceful hearts ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Khasi people → festival → Shad Suk Mynsiem ⓘ
Nongkrem Dance Festival → danceForm → Shad Nongkrem ⓘ
linked to: Shad Suk Mynsiem
Meghalayan culture → hasFestival → Shad Suk Mynsiem ⓘ