Quiz on Important Deities, Occasions and Events of Bhutan – Round 1


BHUTAN Quiz
Quiz on Important Deities, Occasions and Events of Bhutan – Round 1
by Santosh Kumar Biswa, Damphu Central School, Bhutan
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1.      What do you mean by ‘Gyelpo Losar’?
2.      What do you mean by ‘Sonam Losar’?
3.      What is the dance of the Eight Manifestation of Guru Rinpoche called?
4.      What is the dance of the Stag and the Hunting Dog called?
5.      What is the ‘Diamond-thunderbolt’ in Sanskrit called?
6.      What is a ‘Phurpa’?
7.      What is the ‘Phurpa’ in Sanskrit called?
8.      What type of dancing is ‘Pholey and Moley’?
9.      What is ‘Shang’?
10.  For what purpose is ‘Raksha Marcham’ danced?
11.  What does ‘Choeshe’ stands for?
12.  What is ‘Durdag’?
13.  What is ‘Tungam’?
14.  What is ‘Dranyen Cham’?
15.  What does the ‘Dranyen Cham’ celebrate?

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Answer


1.      The official New Year
2.      The old agricultural losar
3.      Guru Tshen Gye
4.      Shawa Shachhi
5.      Vajra
6.      The ritual dagger
7.      Kila
8.      The Dance of the Princes and Princesses
9.      The Dance of the Black Hats
10.  The judgement of the dead
11.  The religious song
12.  The dance of the master of the cremation grounds
13.  The dance of the fearsome god
14.  It is the lute dance
15.  The founding and spread of the Drukpa School

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