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[[File:弄丘村目脑纵歌场01.jpg|thumb|A manau ground in [[Mangshi]], China]]

The '''''manau''''' ({{lang-my|မနော}}; {{lang-zh|目瑙纵歌}}) dance is a traditional ceremony common to the Kachin (or [[Jingpo people|Jingpo]]) people of northern [[Myanmar]] (Burma), [[Yunnan]], China and [[Arunachal Pradesh]], India.

Although the majority of Kachin people are [[Christians|Christian]], the ''manau'' has its roots in animistic religion.<ref name="sadan">{{cite web|url=http://mandysadan.weebly.com/manau.html|title=Manau|last=Sadan|first=Mandy|date=2014|work=Being and Becoming Kachin: Histories Beyond the Borderworlds of Burma|accessdate=16 July 2014}}</ref> The ''manau'' ground where the ceremony takes place is the cultural center of Kachin communities.

''Manau''s can be held throughout the year, but the biggest ''manau'' dance, the ''sut manau'', is held in January. Many Kachin towns hold manau dances, with the largest celebrations taking place in [[Myitkyina]], the capital of [[Kachin State]] in Myanmar, in [[Laiza]], the capital of the [[Kachin Independence Organization]] (KIO), and in [[Ruili]], a center of Kachin culture in Yunnan, China.There is also a manau in [[Arunachal Pradesh]], [[India]].<ref>Manau in Arunachal Pradesh. New Mandala|http://www.newmandala.org/manau-in-arunachal-pradesh/</ref> A Manau is also held in Banmai Samakki, Thailand.<ref>John Zau Gun, Developing a contextual model for the Kachin Manau Festival, Myint press, Page 70 </ref>

During the ''manau'', a senior official leads a procession of dancers in circles around the sacred ''manau'' poles, which are decorated with diamond symbols and curved lines. Loud drums provide a beat for the dancers to follow. The ''manau'' leader (called ''{{lang|kaz|naushawng}}'' in [[Jingpho language|Jingpho]]<ref>{{cite web |title=About Us |url=http://www.naushawng.org/about-us/ |website=Naushawng |accessdate=30 October 2018}}</ref>) wears a traditional headdress decorated with hornbill feathers.

Male dancers hold a traditional Kachin sword called a ''n'htu'' during the dance.

==History==
According to legend, Jingpo people came down from the mountain, Majoi Shingra, to Hkranghku Majoi. Before then, they didn't celebrate Manaus. Between AD.300 and 400, Jawa Rumja (Tingli yaw), the son of Pawng Yawng, married a Lamu madai girl. After that, Lamu madai led the first Manau.<ref>Hpaji Du Dashi Naw, Sara Usa Sumlut Gam, Lawhkum Ja Doi, Salang Sumlut Gam. 2013. Wunpawng Htunghking Laika.</ref>

==Myitkyina Manau==
{{Main|Myitkyina Manau}}
One of the largest Manau dances is held in [[Myitkyina]]. Traditionally it is held in January, each year, but conflict in the region has meant that the manau is only held occasionally. The Myitkyina Manau is currently managed by the Burmese government, a situation that has led to boycotts of the event by many Kachins.<ref name="dvb">Pangmu Shayi. DVB. January 16th 2015. Questioning This Year's Manau Festival</ref><ref>Kachin culture group boycotts Manau festival in Myitkyina. Kachinland News. January 11th 2015. http://www.kachinnews.com/news/2719-kachin-culture-group-boycotts-manau-festival-in-myitkyina.html</ref>

==References==
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*Bertil Lintner, "The Kachins: Lords of Burma's Northern Frontier"
*C. Gilhodes, "Kachins: Religion and Customs"

[[Category:Kachin people]]
[[Category:Circle dances]]
[[Category:Jingpo people]]
[[Category:Ritual dances]]

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