text: During , the dance known as  is performed.  varies from village to village in the beating of jhyamta cymbals and dhol. The choreography of  depicts important daily activities, and explains the traditional origins of agricultural practices such as digging, tilling, weeding and farming cotton. Likewise, the imitation of the birds and animals is also performed in lively . Other activities like worshiping the tap and sun are depicted in the  and in the spiritual , the ancestors, like "Tayama-Khiyama", hunter, Chasum, Narawa, "Paruhang-Nayuma" are shown in dance.
  The Kirati ancestor "Hetchhakuppa" is considered to be the first performer of . Around 45 silli are claimed to be in the existence even today.
  Nwagi
  Nwagi is celebrated during prior to eating the harvested food crops, Kirati Rai clean the ancestral room(Suptulung) and various New crops are offered to ancestors during Nwagi puja. Nwagi puja also known as (Pirtri puja) Ancestral worship, it is believed that new food crops not be eaten until the Nwagi puja or without offered the ancestors. Nwagi puja is all about offering new food of the year to the ancestors' cook a lot of varieties of food (including alcohol) to offer to the ancestors. this puja perform by priest or elder people (male) of house performs all the rituals. During nwagi celebration also invite family relatives in house. different varieties of foods and alcohol serve to the guests relatives chat with each other and the day ends with the farewell. Kirati Rai call the Nwagi puja by different names and perform it in different ways.