Sri Lanka Post's recent 18 value Stamp issue.."Daha Ata Sanniya "(eighteen Sanni)..depicting Traditional Sinhalese Healing Exorcism Dance Ritual which consists of 18 Masked Dances..!!
'Daha Ata Sanniya', also known as 'Sanni Yakuma' is a traditional Sinhalese healing exorcism dance ritual.The ritual consists of 18 masked dances, each depicting a particular illness or ailment affecting humans.These 18 dances are the main dances of the Pahatharata, or low country, dancing form, which is one of the three main dancing forms of Sri Lanka.The 18 dance rituals call the 18 demons who are thought to affect the patient, who are then ordered not to trouble humans and banished.
Great post bigbluewhale01, in one go you've illustrated (pun perhaps intended) why most of us are here. Stamps still remain an excellent resource for education!
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Posted 08/16/2018 01:42 am
