Episode 997
Tahtib
Sun, 2020-Jan-26 00:53 UTC
Length - 1:51
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The random article for Sunday, 26 January 2020 is Tahtib.
Tahtib (Egyptian Arabic: تحطيب taḥṭīb) is the term for a traditional stick-fighting martial art originally named fan a'nazaha wa-tahtib ("the art of being straight and honest through the use of stick"). The original martial version of tahtib later evolved into an Egyptian folk dance with a wooden stick. It is commonly described in English as a "stick dance", "cane dance", "stick-dancing game", or as ritual mock combat accompanied by music. Nowadays, the word tahtib encompasses both martial practice and performance art. It is mainly practiced today in Upper Egypt. A Nubian form of tahtib is regularly performed for tourists in Aswan. The stick used in tahtib is about four feet in length and is called an asa, asaya, assaya, or nabboot. It is often flailed in large figure-eight patterns across the body with such speed that the displacement of air is loudly discernible.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:53 UTC on Sunday, 26 January 2020.
For the full current version of the article, see Tahtib on Wikipedia.
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