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Attan (Pashto: اتڼ) is the national dance of Afghanistan.[1] It is a traditional dance originating from the tribal Pashtun regions of Afghanistan and North Western Pakistan.Some believe it has spiritual roots connecting it to Zoroastrianism. The ATTAN is performed during weddings or other celebrations (engagements, weddings and informal gatherings). The Attan was also conducted by Pashtuns in times of war such as the British occupation and the Pashtun resistance movement, when Pashtuns used the dance to instil confidence and energy among warriors readying to battle the colonisers.[5] It is now considered the national dance of Afghanistan,[6] popularly carried by other ethnic groups in Afghanistan[7] as well as by the Pashtun ethnic group in Pakistan.[8] The traditional Attan is a special type of dance performed by a troupe of Pashtun tribesmen who would wave swords by the Khattak tribe or guns by the Mehsud tribe or scarves in the air while drummers beat drums. They move around in a present circle whilst twirling aligned with the drum beat. Depending on the region and tribe, there are different methods and styles of the Pashtun attan, for example Paktia attan and styles. Attan is performed traditionally segregated although in modern times, Afghans have performed the dance with both men and women. Zazi District (Pashto: ځاځي ولسوالۍ, Persian: ولسوالی جاجی), also called Jaji, Dzadzi or Aryob, is a district in Paktia Province, Afghanistan. The main town is Aryob. The district is within the heartland of the Zazi tribe of Pashtuns. Like in the rest of Afghanistan, no exact population numbers are available. The Afghan Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation & Development (MRRD) along with UNHCR and Central Statistics Office (CSO) of Afghanistan estimated the population of Zazi district to be around 45,923 (CSO 2004).[1] According to the same sources, but according to the local tribe estimation and counting, the total population of Zazai(Pashto: ځاځي) is in two district of Ahmad Khel and Aryub 375000 in 2016 (Malak Aziz Khan from Larliwani village), Pashtuns make up 100% of the total population. For more beautiful videos subscribe our YouTube channel ‪@AcrossAfghanistan‬ #TraditionalAttan