Ghatu (dance)

Ghatu
	Women performing Ghatu dance during Everest Day 2019 in New York City
Native name	घाटु नाच
Genre	Nepalese folk dance
Inventor	Gurung people
Origin	Western Nepal

Ghatu dance (Nepali: घाटु नाच) is a Nepalese folk dance of the Magar community of western Nepal.^[1] The dance is performed mainly during Baisakhi Purnima (full moon day of the Hindu month Baisakhi) festival. The dance is started on the previous new moon day of the same month. The dancers are selected on the day of Shree Panchami and then trained for three/four months.^[2] Alongside Magar community, the dance is also performed by people of Gurung, Dura, Balami and Kumal communities.

^ "वैशाख शुक्ल पूर्णिमा र घाटु नृत्य नाटिका Nepalpatra". nepalpatra.com. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
^ Bhattarai, Sewa. "Ghatu dance of Lamjung". Retrieved 2022-08-17.

[1] "वैशाख शुक्ल पूर्णिमा र घाटु नृत्य नाटिका Nepalpatra". nepalpatra.com. Retrieved 2022-08-17.

[:0-2] Bhattarai, Sewa. "Ghatu dance of Lamjung". Retrieved 2022-08-17.

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