Songs and Dances

Bhutan the last Shangrila-Mahayana Buddhist Kingdom has unique culture and traditions.

1. Cham(sacred mask dance)-performed during tshechus(festivals) at local temples and monasteries.
   
2. Zhabdro(folk songs and dances).

Cham originated in the 8th century. Bhutanese considered mask dance as spiritual that can help to acquire merit and liberation from worldly attachments. it is also reaffirm spectators their devotion and commitments to leading virtuous lives.

Folk songs and dances are natural and intuitive expressions of social morals and beliefs. Folk songs reflect the inter-dependence and harmonious coexistence of man, all sentient beings and nature, which has got values in the Bhutanese society. it is classified into two i.e.
Zhungdra-classical form and Boedra-court form.