Chawmos
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Chawmos is a traditional winter solstice festival of the Kalash people in Pakistan’s Chitral region, marked by music, dance, and ritual celebrations to welcome the new year.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kalash festival
ⓘ
festival ⓘ winter solstice festival ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Kalash mythology ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
fertility
ⓘ
protection from evil spirits ⓘ renewal ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Balumain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| celebratedBy | Kalash people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| featuresActivity |
bonfires
ⓘ
dance ⓘ feasting ⓘ music ⓘ offerings to deities ⓘ processions ⓘ ritual celebrations ⓘ |
| genderRoles | distinct male and female ritual roles ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
Kalash community identity
ⓘ
agricultural year cycle ⓘ winter solstice observance ⓘ |
| hasDanceStyle |
circle dances
ⓘ
line dances ⓘ |
| hasDuration | about two weeks ⓘ |
| hasMusicStyle | traditional Kalash songs ⓘ |
| includesRitual |
animal sacrifices
ⓘ
communal prayers ⓘ divination practices ⓘ purification rites ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chitral District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hindu Kush region NERFINISHED ⓘ Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ⓘ |
| marks |
Kalash new year
ⓘ
end of the agricultural year ⓘ winter solstice ⓘ |
| religion | Kalash religion ⓘ |
| season | winter ⓘ |
| socialFunction |
community cohesion
ⓘ
courtship and matchmaking ⓘ inter-village gatherings ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
cultural change
ⓘ
religious pressure ⓘ tourism impacts ⓘ |
| typicalStartTime | December ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | part of Kalash intangible cultural heritage ⓘ |
| usesInstrument |
drums
ⓘ
flutes ⓘ traditional string instruments ⓘ |
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