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Page 3 of 5 For the process of washing and cleaning the grain, of making new clothes, and household items, songs are sung by the woman in the family as they work through the night, that the -dhol- is not used as the menfolk who are sleeping should not have their sleep disturbed. And then the numerous songs associated with the wedding. In the girls side -Suhag- is sung, and in the boy;s side, songs while he mounts the mare, -Sehra- and -Ghodi- are sung. When the two sides meet -Sithaniyan- are exchanged. A kind of raunchy humour which makes it easier for both the the parties to show off their wit and repartee and also provides an opportunity to get to know each other. After the Barat is received -Patal Kaavya- is sung after tea and while the -Barat- is eating food together. Jugni, Sammi are basically songs centring around love, in the Jugni normally the bachelors gather together and sing about their beloved. The Sammi is more a gypsy dance, which is performed as an expression of joy and victory, around the fire at night. Sammi is an imaginary female character of folk poetry, belonging to the Marwar area of Rajasthan who fell in love with the the young prince, and it is around their love story that the music and dance is set to. In the list of happy songs are included, Luddie, Dhamal and of course the Giddha and the Bhangra, which is all set to music, which is typical of Punjab. Along with the -Dhol- primarily, are sung -Bolis- which can be divided into two categories, -singly boli- and- lengthy boli-. Centering around mother-in-law, father-in-law, sister-in-law and other character from everyday life the music of these two lively traditions is extremely enervating.
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