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Attan!
Although we've been raised in the west, Alhamdulillah, our parents have kept us close to our traditions....
One of these traditions that im praticularly fond of is ATTAN!....
I know reading about attan is more dull than actually watching it....but i feel it deserved a journal entry in our pashtun village....
I LOVE ATTAN!...me and my family find any excuse to crank up the pashto tappay with the darya/dhol, aur attan shuroo ku....its really fun and empowring to be in unison like that.... (and im not talking about the flimsy two-step one ;) )
Theres so many different kinds of attan depending on location, tribe, gender etc....its sooo much fun learning all the different steps to every new style....
SO TRY IT! :D
ASIDE: PASHTO SHREK :p www.virtualafghans.com
One of these traditions that im praticularly fond of is ATTAN!....
I know reading about attan is more dull than actually watching it....but i feel it deserved a journal entry in our pashtun village....
I LOVE ATTAN!...me and my family find any excuse to crank up the pashto tappay with the darya/dhol, aur attan shuroo ku....its really fun and empowring to be in unison like that.... (and im not talking about the flimsy two-step one ;) )
Theres so many different kinds of attan depending on location, tribe, gender etc....its sooo much fun learning all the different steps to every new style....
SO TRY IT! :D
ASIDE: PASHTO SHREK :p www.virtualafghans.com
Comments on this journal
That will teach me for trying to walk on thin ice with killer heels.
On my visit i will bring you a pair of dancing shoes and a massive frock.
Its all in the frock on the rock poey shway... ;)
Yup, I'm a born Amreekaayee as they say in the tribal areas :)
The real authentic ataan is an all men, very aggressive, almost chest pounding ritual that gets narrowed down by process of elimination. As the Dol speeds up, the people who can't keep up sit down until there's the last man left standing.
The Waziris are awesome at it especially because of the way they swing their long hair. Its almost like watching a metal concert lol.
I'll try and find some video somewhere...
I was sent Pashto Shrek a while back, so cute.
I found this and thought i would make my contribution.
Attan::::
Attan is a traditional Afghan dance; its origin is the provinces to the south of Afghanistan where every celebration ended with this dance. The Beat is a traditional Afghan Beat of ?mogholi? where no other Nation in the world uses this beat its a creation of Afghans of the Moghol dynasty. A huge circle is created and the performers will follow each other going round and round in a circle to the beat as the rhythm and beats faster the slower participants drop out remains the ones who can dance and move.
There are three different kinds of attan in Afghanistan, ?wardaki? ?logari? and ?khosti? Wardaki consists of body movements no clapping and lots of turns and twists. ?logari? uses the clapping and the full turns in place as well as the main turn. ?khosti? is interesting because of the head movements the head is snapped side to sides as their long jet black hair fling through the air.
Jaji,
Logar,
Wardak,
Waziristan
:)
I love watching it too Busho its so cool!