 With the ripening crops is associated the energetic Bhangra. Bhangra marks the festival of Baisakhi - the harvest festival. The farmers and the other men folk of Punjab bring out the joy of their hearts through the dance steps of Bhangra when they see the heaps of golden wheat in their farms after the harvesting of the crops. |
 Bhangra celebrates the harvest and is associated with the festival of Baisakhi. The Punjabi farmer and his fellow villagers circle round and round in a leaping, laughing caper with full enthusiasm. It's a dance that cuts across all divisions of class and education.
Punjabi women have no less exuberant dance called Giddha. The beautiful dancers enact verses called bolis, which represent folk poetry at it's best. drums and distinctive hand claps of the dancers is the real beauty of the dances of Punjab. |
 Besides Giddha and Bhangra, Luddie, Dhamal and Malwai Giddha are also included in the list of happy songs of Punjab. These dances are all set to the beats of fast, enchanting music which is typical of Punjab. The drum plays a very important role in the folk music of Punjab. |
 When the Punjabis dance to the drum beat, the whole atmosphere seems to swing with the mesmerizing music. Be it any occasion - birth of a child, marriage ceremonies, death or harvesting of crops - music has its own significance. Any celebration is incomplete without music and dance in Punjab.
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