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Attan

Attan (Pashto: اتڼ ⓘ) is a Pashtun dance. It is performed during weddings or other celebrations (engagements, weddings and informal gatherings). The Attan was conducted by Pashtuns in times of war such as the British occupation and the Pashtun resistance movement, when Pashtuns used the dance to instil confidence and energy among warriors readying to…

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Attan

Nodes30
Edges29
Triples67
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.066667
Components1

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related to Origin · 15
Attan → According, Afghanistan, Alexander, Ancient Greece, As, During King Yama's, Iranic, King Yama, Most, Nawroz, Pyrrhic, Some, The, Zoroastrian, Zoroastrianism
related to Movement · 11
Attan → All, As, Attan Dance, Common, However, It, The, There, To, What, When
related to Attire · 9
Attan → In, Lungee, Men, Pashtun, Patkya, Performers, The, These, Usually
related to Styles and types · 9
Attan → Afghanistan, All, Below, Dum, However, Pakistan, Some, The, The Attan
related to Gender roles · 7
Attan → Communist, Dancing, Firaq, In, Often, The, The Daoud Khan
related to External links · 6
Attan → Afghanistan's, AfghanistanAttan, Attan Video, North Waziristan, PakistanALL MEN QATAR CHALLENGEWOMEN, WEDDING
is a · 2
Attan → modified Attan with modern music typically done by people of kabul and non pashtun groups, traditional type of attan performed by the Khattak Pashtun tribesmen in Pashtun areas of Pakistan

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dance performed men pashtun women also usually afghanistan beat movement dancers performers circle style hair musician typically many times styles

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Attanis atraditional type of attan performed by the Khattak Pashtun tribesmen in Pashtun areas of Pakistan0.90text
Attanis amodified Attan with modern music typically done by people of kabul and non pashtun groups0.90text
the British occupationinstance ofThe Attan was conducted by Pashtuns in times of war0.80text
the Pashtun resistance movementinstance ofThe Attan was conducted by Pashtuns in times of war0.80text
when Pashtuns used the dance to instil confidenceinstance ofThe Attan was conducted by Pashtuns in times of war0.80text
energy among warriors readying to battle the colonisersinstance ofThe Attan was conducted by Pashtuns in times of war0.80text
marriageinstance ofespecially for events0.80text
engagementsinstance ofespecially for events0.80text
family gatheringsinstance ofespecially for events0.80text
also as a prelude to the arrival of spring.All different kinds of Attan are danced with the beats of the drumsinstance ofespecially for events0.80text
Attanrelated to AttirePerformers0.60section
Attanrelated to AttireUsually0.60section

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