Mizo traditional dance Cheraw aims to enter Guinness

January 16th, 2010 4:48 am by freaky_journo

Aizawl: Come March 2010, Mizos most colourful dance Cheraw or bamboo dance will be another name in the Book of Guinness World Records. Mizoram Art & culture minister P.C Zoramsangliana announced that the state government is gearing to make Guiness World Record with largest ensemble of Cheraw Kan (bamboo dance).

“It’s going to be a Herculean task, we have made arrangements in association with Cultural Pursuites Consultant from Shillong, we already have acquired neccessary registration from the Guinness Book of World Records,” said PC Zoramsangliana, who acts as a chairman of the Guinness attempt committee.

The Guinness attempt will coincide with Chapchar Kut, the Mizos most colourful festival on March 12, 2010. “Necessary arrangements are in place, Adjudicators will come from London’s headquarters of Guinness, we are going to make sure that our record stands for years to come, inorder to do so, we will try to organise at least 500 bamboo dance sets against the required 200 sets intimated by Guinness,” PC Zoramsangliana assured.

Cheraw is the most colourful and distinctive dance of the Mizos, little is known about the origin; possibly the forefathers of Mizos brought it with them when they left their homes in far-east Asia.Cheraw is performed on any occasion these days. But, as the legend goes, it used to be performed in earlier times only to ensure a safe passage for the soul of a mother who died at childbirth. Cheraw is, therefore, a dance of sanctification and redemption performed with great care, precision and elegance.

The dance is characterised by the use of bamboo staves which are kept in cross and horizontal forms on the ground. While the male dancers move these bamboo staves in rhythmic beats, the female dancers perform by stepping in and out of the bamboo blocks.Recognized as one of the oldest dances of Mizoram, Cheraw has become an integral part of almost every festival of Mizoram.

“The major factor is not only to enter the Guinness but also to show the world that culture and traditions can co-exists only with peace and harmony. The Mizoram Government has already nodded Rs. 50 lakh for the dance ensemble, and we hope UPA Chairperson Mrs. Sonia Gandhi to grace the function,” PC Zoramsangliana said.

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37 Responses to “Mizo traditional dance Cheraw aims to enter Guinness”

  1. 1
    H.Vangchhia Says:

    Bamboo Dance kan neilo, lam (dance) pawh kan lam ngailo bamboo in. Mizo te chuan Cheraw kan “kan” thin. Antam chi kan theh a, Bal kan ling a chutiang zel chuan kan hausak ve na pawh a ni ngai e.

    Bamboo dance ti tawh lo teh ang u, kan thil neih tih dazat na a ni ngai.

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    mzvision Says:

    Chapchar Kut apiang hian record kan siam ziah. Mahse tun ami hi chu official deuha record siam tur ani thung ;) Mizoram kan lar phah viau ang :lol:

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  3. 3
    bawmrang Says:

    He bamboo dance hi ka ngaimawh ve khawp mai. Guinness world record a an puan hunah bamboo dance te hi an rawn ti hut ang tih ka hlau ngwt asin.

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  4. 4
    H.Vangchhia Says:

    Aizawl chanchinbu front page ah lian deuhin ziah tir tul leh tlakah ka ngai. misual tu emaw khan lo tih tir teh u khai, CHERAW ni ta reng a, “Mau lam” kan ti thin ni awm taka Bamboo dance tih fo mai, double SALA.

    Shut upppppppp grrrrr

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    lalhmeltha Says:

    Leh ta hlawl mai a ! “Cheraw” chungchang saptawnga an ziah apiang a braket chhunga bamboo dance an tih ziah na chhan hi hriat thiam har kati khawp mai. Ka hriat ve theih chin atangin mizoten lam kan neih zawng2 hmingah hian bamboo dance ti a lehlin tur lam hming kan neih awm ka hre lo ka hriat sual loh chuan. Hnam dangte hriat atana tawng danga kan ziak a nih pawhin ” Cheraw”ti a ziah tho turah ka ngai a,a chhanchu a hming atan a kan pi leh pu te lo phuah a nih avangin a hming dik taka hrilh hriat hi a tha ber in ka hria.
    Cheraw kan a puitlin dawn in hmanrua leh tih tur hrang hrang a awm a,chung zinga a bung pakhat chu mau hi a ni mai chauh a, mau a pawimawh ang tho in darbu a pawi mawh a,chutiang zelin darkhuangte , khuangte leh a dangte .Bamboo dance ti a sawi a nih fo dawn chuan darbu leh darkhhuang hming gong dance te pawh va ti sela bamboo dance ti a ziah nen a danglamna a awm chuang lo.Tin, Darbu phei chu a pawimawh a, cheraw kan dawnin mau aiin tum hmasak a ngai in khuang pawh a ni tho a chuvangin “cheraw” hi kan mizo ta liau liau ani a, hnam dangin an neihve loh leh a hming pawh an neihve loh hi a hlu in ro a tling a,”Bamboo dance” ti a ziah lan fo hi a uihawm bakah anihna tur pawh a ni lo a, a hming dik tak “Cheraw” ti a ziak a hrilh hriat hi mizo takin kan tih tur a ni. English tawng a kan ziak dawn a nih pawhin english takin “Cheraw” ti a ziah mai turah ka ngai.
    Motor pawh eng nge motor a nihna? motor a nih theih nan leh a famkim nan chihrang hrang in hlawmkhawmin a ti motor a ni a, tuman motor hi engine , wheel , gas, petrol,etc kan ti ngai lo a,heng zawng2 hi pakhat pawh a awm loh chuan motor a nihna a famkim loh avangin a vai a in finkhawmin a adin hi motor a lo ni ta ang hian ‘Cheraw ” pawh mau chauh awmse a lamtu , a khawngtu, a lamdan tur chi hrang hrang awm lose awmzia a awm lo a,heng zawng2 in finkhawm hian ” Cheraw” tih hi a lo hrin chhuah avangin “Bamboo dance” ni lo in a hming dik tak “Cheraw” tih tlat tur ah ka ngai a ni.

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    H.Vangchhia Says:

    Maulam kan neilo, Cheraw erawh kan nei, a ni tawp.

    “Cheraw kanin Cheraw kanin thep thep thep thep kan lo ti, kan lo ti,” kan ti thin anih kha.

    “Mau kanin Mau kanin” kan ti ngai mai mai lo.

    Mau hi Cheraw kanna hmanrua a nih avang hian Maulam a ni ngailo. Dik tak chuan mau lo pawn Cheraw hi a kan theih lutuk.

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  7. 7
    lalhmeltha Says:

    HV, a dik hle mai! mau lo pawh thingtuai te pawhin cheraw hi a kan theih.

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  8. 8
    Pc-a Says:

    Hnamdangin Bamboo dance mintihsak a nih pawhin, a nilo “Cheraw” a sin tia tan tlat tur. An la tilui hram a nih chuan, zawngsen tia bensawk mai tur, iii ngena chule.! Hi hihi…!

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    flying Says:

    Ka u H.V-a ka thlawp khawp mai, “Cheraw Kan’. Bamboo Dance”. kan nei ngai lo, an duh leh sap hming lam rik ttal an duh anih chuan, Cheraw Kan’s ti maise.Khawlvel hriat a thil kantih dawn chuan, kangtrawng bung leh changte hmang in khawvel mi te kan in hriat tir tur ani, Mizo chuan “Cheraw”. ant ia sap trawnga leh chuan Bamboo Dance tih in leh a awlsam dan anitih thlengten ziak law law se la a ttha ngawt ang. A buaipui tu ten he chanchin kan Comments na te hi lo ngiapawi mawh hram u la a va ttha dawn em.:P

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  10. 10
    H.Vangchhia Says:

    Vai lam chi hrang hrang te, Khasi lam, Naga lam te hi English in siam an tum ve kherlo. Hnam mawl zawk anga kan ngaih te hi hetiang lamah hian kan tluklo lutuk.

    Hnam ah lah an chiang, Manipur Naga ho leh Nagaland Naga te hi Naga an inti vek, indeu sawhna hming pawh an in siam velo. Pawi ho, Hmar ho, Mizo ho emaw Burma mi ho emaw kan intih angin an ni chuan an inti ve heklo, Burma, Bangladesh, Nagaland leh Manipur ah pawh Naga an ni tawp mai.

    Nagaland a cheng te phei khu chu an mahni hnam bil puan (shawl) lo chu an bat/sin duh lo chuti chung chuan tawng tualleng an hre vek a, an hnambil tawng an thiam vek bawk. Ka awt ve lutuk mahse, Mizo ah chuan a theih tawh siloh, kan la tangrual thei tal, kan tum chuan.

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  11. 11
    paeia Says:

    A va ropui dawn ve! A hming erawh chu fimkhur, in sawi ang khian.

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  12. 12
    triplestar Says:

    Nia, bamboo dance kan nei leu. Mau tel lo pawhin cheraw chu a kan theih chiang, engmah tello a kan pawh ka hre tawh, ka u te thian ho hian zan thla eng an lawm a, zanlai dar 12 velah maubung an khawng ri a cheraw an kan, “kan sual chu a har khawp mai” an ti :lol:

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  13. 13
    rdchhangte Says:

    Bamboo Dance a record siamlo hian; ni e, CHERAW ngat hian record siam tum ta zawk sela a van nuam zawk dawn tak em!!! A Mizo bawk ang…

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  14. 14
    12519s Says:

    Hetah chuan a caption ah Cheraw an ti tal a a la zia awm e..Buannel ah chuan Bamboo Dance an la tih talh kha

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  15. 15
    mach3 Says:

    Keinin Cheraw kan ti anga nakin ah world record an lo tih chhuah hunah sap hovin bamboo dance tih an telh tho2 ang tih hi ka rin dan ani. Chakma ho poh takam kan ti lui talh ang deuh hian.

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  16. 16
    H.Vangchhia Says:

    mach3, keimah nin Cheraw kan tih chuan Bamboo dance an ti hauh lovang le. Bhangra! pawh Raising hand dance an ti chuang hleinem. Khasi te, Naga etc te lam pawh English in an let lo.

    Art & Culture Dept’ tih dik loh vek a ni e, an tih kha. Vairam an lam naah Bamboo Dance an zuk ti vel a ni awm asin (Art & Culture a kan drama zir laia ka hriat a ni) Mipui hian a hming dik hi sawi zel turin chanchinbu hmang te hial a ngen tur a niin ka hria.

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  17. 17
    meester Says:

    Cheraw kan a world record siam turin tam vak a ngai lo, mi 100 vel bawr pawhin kan se world record chu kan siam tho ang. Tuman kan cheraw ang hi kan ve ngai hek lo……

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  18. 18
    H.Vangchhia Says:

    Chapchar Kut ah hian 100 chuang in an kan ziah :P

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  19. 19
    Aryan Says:

    Parramatta (western Sydney) ah AR Rahman a hovin vaihovin free concert an nei mek, an pui hups hups khawp mai vai ho tamna hmun ani bawk a.

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    muantea Says:

    Khawchhak lam ho pawh hian kan cheraw ang hi an nei ve hlawm tlat, kan kan dan step chu a inang lo. Manila-ah khan cheraw kan ang deuhin mau hmangin an kan ka hmu. Nihliap te takte nen a chang leh rang zet a chang leh muang zetin, inchhaih inum pah deuha an han kan kha chu hmuhnawm ve riau asin. Guiness a tel thei tur a nih chuan kan va tel ve dawn em ni le! A khawn na na na chu ka thiam ve kha.

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  21. 21
    H.Vangchhia Says:

    Thai, Karen, Filipino, China minority thenkhat etc ten Cheraw ang ve deuh mahse, bei tham te te chu an nei ve fir fer. Mahse, Cheraw ang a chi hrang leh mawi hi kala hmulo.

    Maulam (bamboo dance) ni lovin, “Cheraw a ni e” tih hi hi puan zel a tha ka ti.

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  22. 22
    muantea Says:

    HV,a dik chiah. Cheraw a ni Cheraw. Minister hian Bamboo Dance tia sawi anih loh chuan recognition hmuh theih loh tur niawmin a sawi a niawm e.

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  23. 23
    muantea Says:

    He thil avang hian Chapchar Kut atan sum a awm lo a ni bawk awm e. Record siam erawh ka thlawp zan zan!

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  24. 24
    Diktea_Pa Says:

    “Raicheh” avanga he lam hi lo piang a ni tih hre lo khawp hian hi an awm dah ang e? MAU ni lo in SUK an kan thin!

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    H.Vangchhia Says:

    muante, tum se chuana theih ka ring hrim hrim. Kan politician hmasa ten kan ram min hralh sak a, tunah kan lam maw! :(
    Chanchinbu ah chhuah te u khai, Mizoram a awm ho khan. Hetiang te atang hian alawm kan hnam hi kan ral zel dawn ni; hnam thil a nih chuan engmah hi tih dazat i remti lovang u.

    Nia, Cheraw lo chhuah tan dan te hi ziak telin chanchinbu ah chhuah uai uai teh u khai. Kei zawng, ka helh/eilo tak zet zet a ni e.

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  26. 26
    Magnolia Says:

    Cheraw a record break tum ai chuan lekhathiam ah tum zok ila a va tha awm ve

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  27. 27
    van damme Says:

    cheraw hi chu a mawi dangdai khop mai. mahse bamboo dance han tih hian cheraw ang deuh a lam,mau hmanga lam ang chi hi Thai ho hian an nei ve tlat mai a.chuvang chuan cheraw hi mizo traditional dance,mizo origin a ni meuh ang em ooo,tih min ngaihtuah tir mai mai a.

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  28. 28
    Sandman Says:

    Bamboo Cross:-)
    or… “Bamboo go over to the other side and then come back again and then repeat some more time”
    :D
    Guiness book of world record for longest cultural dance name.

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    wonderboy Says:

    Assamese tribe 1 pawn mau hmang a lam chu an nei ve. Mahse an khawn lai a kan lovin an kan zawh ah an khawng (lam zawhah ni lovin :-) )

    nia, bamboo dance ti a an puan kurh2 loh a, ‘cheraw’ tih ngat a sawi theih ngei nan, print media lam a hma la thei te awm se a tha ngawt ang!

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    Taikheri Says:

    chheiraw! :D

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  31. 31
    H.Vangchhia Says:

    van damme, Cheraw ang ve tak tak chu hnam dangin nei mahse Cheraw an nei ve lo see #21

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  32. 32
    ThaiBoy Says:

    Bamboo Dance kan ti thei lovang, mau atam vek Rawnal Dance ani mah mah ang, :):) Cheraw tih mai chu a fuh tak ang.

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    ChhotaBheem Says:

    Tuman Bamboo Dance ti tawh suh u, Cheraw tih zawh a bracket chhunga bamboo dance tih leh kher pawh hi a tul lo…NGE NI :(

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  34. 34
    Kawnga Says:

    “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose
    By any other name would smell as sweet.”

    Tun tum zet chu “What’s in a name?” tih a har deuh a ni maw? Nia a dik a ni, Cheraw tih mai hi a tha. A thuhrimin ‘Cheraw’ tih hi thil lar lo lutuk a ni tawh bik hauh lo. Google-ah khan ‘Cheraw’ tih ringawt search chhin ula, about 5,610,000 for cheraw a hmu mai ang.

    iiiii ngeeeee ni… :)

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    hmingtea Says:

    @Aryan in ram ah vai ho hi show rwan neih an ching ve hle in ka hria tin singapore ,hongkong etc ah te nen tin kan awmna ram ah poh an rawn kal ve zeuh 2 kum khat ah vawi 2 vel tal an rawn kal ve trhin.

    Maulam hahahahaah cheraw dance mau kan ,cheraw mau hahahah
    cheraw kan tih hi a dik a kan trhalai te poh in an kan ve trhin mau kher an hmang lo mau a awm loh avang in pipe plastic an hmanga a trha deaih zawk .poulvoult pawh mizo trawng chuan mau tlawn zuan a ni a kan naupan lai chuan mau kan hmang trhin olimpic ah chuan mau an hmang leu .

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    Uaiizzz Says:

    Pu HV te ho ka thlawpmkhop mai che u.. nia Bamboo Dance tih loha RECORD theihloh anih chu ka ring chiah lo.. a reng2 ah theihloh ai chuan lan loh mai kha a thra zawk.. a hming nilo na na a Khawvel chhiar atana han phochhuah .. a dap(duplicate) ltk.. :-)

    engemaw khawvel hriat tham achievement thil ti ila, ka hming ni miahloa iinziahluh chu ka duh lo khrim2 topzzz…

    chu bakah.. Magnolia#26 rawn sawi ang deuh khian Cheraw kher2 a record siam tum chu…. kan tum hi a hniam lulai deuh lo maw?????? in elpui tur tlem tawka world record han siam chu, a hnam ang pawhin lawmawm lam ai mahin zahthlak lam ani mah lo maw?????

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    ramhmangaiha Says:

    Cheraw kanah kher hi chuan Guinness World Records kan brake nawn on on theih ka ring !!!!

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