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NICOBARESE DANCE
Nicobarese dance is performed by Nicobarese who
live in the Island of Car Nicobar. Among the many fascinating tribal groups
that inhabit the islands of Andaman and Nicobar, Nicobarese is the only
tribe who has lived in isolation and have unique traditional tribal ways.
They are not even remotely influenced by modern civilisation and education.
The Festive Rituals
Colourful tribal festivities are still observed in Nicobar Islands . The
Nicobarese dance is performed during the "Ossuary Feast or the Pig
Festival", which is dedicated to the departed head of the family. The
occasion is observed with nightlong dancing in full moon light, under waving
coconut palms. The dancers, dressed in coconut fronds, step gracefully in
time, to traditional songs. The feast is followed by a pig fight in the
morning.
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