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| native_name_lang = ঝিঝিয়া<br />
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| origin = [[Mithila (region)|Mithila region]] of the [[Indian subcontinent]]<br />
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'''Jhijhiya''' is a cultural dance from the [[Mithila (region)|Mithila region]] of the [[Indian subcontinent]].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=puVMrtgd7kAC&pg=PA39 |title=Tourism Perspective in Bihar |page=39|publisher=APH |author=Nishi Sinha|year=1999 |isbn=9788170249757 }}</ref><br />
Jhijhiya is mostly performed at time of [[Vijayadashami|Dusshera]], in dedication to Durga [[Bhairavi]], the goddess of victory.<ref name="Kumari1999">{{cite book|author=Punam Kumari|title=Social and cultural life of the Nepalese|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=em4wAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=16 August 2013|year=1999|publisher=Mohit Publications|isbn=978-81-7445-092-0}}</ref> While performing jhijhiya, women put lanterns made of clay on their head and they balance it while they dance.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=puVMrtgd7kAC&pg=PA40&dq=Jhijhiya+dance#q=Jhijhiya%20dance |title=Tourism Perspective in Bihar |page=40 |publisher=APH |author=Nishi Sinha|year=1999 |isbn=9788170249757 }}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Ritual dances]]<br />
[[Category:Dance in India]]<br />
[[Category:Folk dances of Bihar]]<br />
[[Category:Dance in Nepal]]<br />
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