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{{short description|Indian folk dance}}
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'''Domkach''' is a folk dance of [[Indian states]] of [[Bihar]] and [[Jharkhand]]. In Bihar, Domkach dance is performed in [[Mithila (region)|Mithila]] and [[Bhojpuri region|Bhojpur]] regions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://folklibrary.com/index.php/folkform/?catid=210&child=Domkach&color=&id=211-domkach&parent=|title=Domkach|website=Folklibrary.com|access-date=18 December 2018}}</ref>  
'''Domkach''' is a folk dance of [[Indian states]] of [[Bihar]] and [[Jharkhand]]. In Bihar, Domkach dance is performed in [[Mithila (region)|Mithila]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://folklibrary.com/index.php/folkform/?catid=210&child=Domkach&color=&id=211-domkach&parent=|title=Domkach|website=Folklibrary.com|access-date=18 December 2018}}</ref>  


In Jharkhand, it is [[Nagpuri people#Music and dance|Nagpuri]] folk dance.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://democraticworld.in/component/k2/item/603-out-of-the-dark|title=Out of the Dark|website=democratic world.in}}</ref> The women and men of groom's and bridegroom's family perform this dance during all major marriage ceremonies. They form a semi-circle to perform this particular dance by holding hands of each other and lyrics of the song are satirical and full of joy. Nagpuri domkach is further divided into Ekharia domkach, Dohri domkach and Jhumta.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ezccindia.org/jharkhand.html|title=Easrern Zonal Cultural Centre|website=Ezccindia.org|access-date=18 December 2018}}</ref> In [[Uttar Pradesh]], it is a kind of festival.<ref name="KumarPrakash2018">{{cite book|author1=Rajesh Kumar|author2=Om Prakash|title=Language, Identity and Contemporary Society|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ddl9DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA97|access-date=18 December 2018|date=30 November 2018|publisher=Cambridge Scholars Publishing|isbn=978-1-5275-2267-1|page=97}}</ref>
In Jharkhand, it is [[Nagpuri people#Music and dance|Nagpuri]] folk dance.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://democraticworld.in/component/k2/item/603-out-of-the-dark|title=Out of the Dark|website=democratic world.in}}</ref> The women and men of groom's and bridegroom's family perform this dance during all major marriage ceremonies. They form a semi-circle to perform this particular dance by holding hands of each other and lyrics of the song are satirical and full of joy. Nagpuri domkach is further divided into Ekharia domkach, Dohri domkach and Jhumta.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ezccindia.org/jharkhand.html|title=Easrern Zonal Cultural Centre|website=Ezccindia.org|access-date=18 December 2018}}</ref> In [[Uttar Pradesh]], it is a kind of festival.<ref name="KumarPrakash2018">{{cite book|author1=Rajesh Kumar|author2=Om Prakash|title=Language, Identity and Contemporary Society|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ddl9DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA97|access-date=18 December 2018|date=30 November 2018|publisher=Cambridge Scholars Publishing|isbn=978-1-5275-2267-1|page=97}}</ref>
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Domkach is a folk dance of Indian states of Bihar and Jharkhand. In Bihar, Domkach dance is performed in Mithila.[1]

In Jharkhand, it is Nagpuri folk dance.[2] The women and men of groom's and bridegroom's family perform this dance during all major marriage ceremonies. They form a semi-circle to perform this particular dance by holding hands of each other and lyrics of the song are satirical and full of joy. Nagpuri domkach is further divided into Ekharia domkach, Dohri domkach and Jhumta.[3] In Uttar Pradesh, it is a kind of festival.[4]

References

  1. "Domkach". Folklibrary.com. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  2. "Out of the Dark". democratic world.in.
  3. "Easrern Zonal Cultural Centre". Ezccindia.org. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  4. Rajesh Kumar; Om Prakash (30 November 2018). Language, Identity and Contemporary Society. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 97. ISBN 978-1-5275-2267-1. Retrieved 18 December 2018.