Lebang boomani

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Lebang boomani is a vibrant folk dance of the Tripuri people of Northeast India, performed to celebrate and invoke the arrival of locust-like insects believed to bring good fortune to the crops.

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Label Occurrences
Lebang boomani canonical 2

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Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural tradition ⓘ
folk dance ⓘ
associatedWith Tripura ⓘ
agriculture ⓘ
crops ⓘ
harvest ⓘ
belief arrival of insects brings good fortune to crops ⓘ
category Indian folk dance ⓘ
Northeast Indian dance ⓘ
country India ⓘ
culturalSignificance expresses agrarian beliefs of Tripuri people ⓘ
strengthens community bonds ⓘ
culture Tripuri culture ⓘ
danceFormOf Tripuri people ⓘ
ethnicGroup Tripuri people ⓘ
features celebration of locust-like insects ⓘ
colorful traditional costumes ⓘ
rhythmic group movements ⓘ
use of traditional Tripuri musical instruments ⓘ
genre folk dance ⓘ
hasSubject fertility of land ⓘ
locust-like insects ⓘ
protection of crops ⓘ
heritageStatus traditional folk heritage of Tripura ⓘ
originatesFrom Tripura ⓘ
performanceType group dance ⓘ
performedBy Tripuri people ⓘ
performedDuring agricultural season ⓘ
sowing season ⓘ
performedIn rural areas of Tripura ⓘ
purpose agricultural celebration ⓘ
invocation of good harvest ⓘ
region Northeast India ⓘ
religiousAspect ritualistic invocation of good fortune ⓘ
symbolizes gratitude for expected good harvest ⓘ
harmony with nature ⓘ
prosperity of the community ⓘ
traditionalTo Tripuri people ⓘ
transmission oral tradition ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

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

Tripuri people → traditionalDance → Lebang boomani ⓘ
Tipra → traditionalDance → Lebang boomani ⓘ