{"id":272754,"date":"2023-12-07T20:18:40","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T14:48:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=272754"},"modified":"2023-12-07T20:18:40","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T14:48:40","slug":"garba-of-gujarat-makes-it-to-unesco-intangible-cultural-heritage-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/garba-of-gujarat-makes-it-to-unesco-intangible-cultural-heritage-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Garba of Gujarat makes it to UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source: <\/b>The post is based on the article<\/span> \u201cGarba of Gujarat makes it to UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list\u201d <\/b>published in <\/span>\u201cThe Hindu\u201d on 7th December 2023<\/b><\/p>\n

Why in the News?<\/h2>\n

Garba has been included in the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage. It <\/span>is the 15th cultural item from India to make it to the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage.<\/span><\/p>\n

Note:<\/strong> Kolkata\u2019s Durga Puja was the last one added two years ago.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is Garba?<\/h2>\n
\"Garba\"
Source: TOI<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Specifications<\/b><\/td>\nDetails<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
What is it<\/b><\/td>\nGarba is a ritualistic and devotional dance\u00a0<\/span>performed in Gujarat and across India.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Performed during<\/b><\/td>\nIt is performed on the occasion of the festival of Navratri which is dedicated to the worship of the feminine energy or ‘Shakti<\/span>‘.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Features<\/b><\/td>\n1) The word Garba means womb, with the dance signifying life.
\n<\/span>2) The dance is traditionally performed around a centrally lit clay lantern called the Gabra, which represents the goddess of power who remains constant throughout time.
\n<\/span>3) The dancers form a ring around the central lamp and revolve in circles. It represents the cycle of time from birth to death and rebirth
\n<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Attire<\/b><\/td>\nThe garba dancers wear colourful traditional costumes. Women dress up in Chaniya choli and men wear kafni pyjamas and Ghagra.\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Significance<\/b><\/td>\nThe dance is inclusive, attracting people of all ages and backgrounds and emphasizes community participation.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

What is UNESCO’s list of Intangible Cultural Heritage?<\/h2>\n

Click Here to read<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

UPSC Syllabus: Art and Culture<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source: The post is based on the article \u201cGarba of Gujarat makes it to UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list\u201d published in \u201cThe Hindu\u201d on 7th December 2023 Why in the News? Garba has been included in the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage. It is the 15th cultural item from India to make it to… Continue reading Garba of Gujarat makes it to UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10317,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1292,1566,11212],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-272754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-art-and-culture","category-daily-factly-articles","category-history-and-art-culture-in-news","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":10,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1701977592},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272754","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=272754"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272754\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=272754"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=272754"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=272754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}