Trinjan () was a

Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...

i tradition of women gathering, spinning charkhas, and singing songs. It was customary in

Punjabi culture Punjabi culture grew out of the settlements along the five rivers (the name ''Punjab'', is derived from two Persian words, ''Panj'' meaning "Five" and ''Âb'' meaning "Water") which served as an important route to the Near East as early as the anc ...

, where women would sit together and engage in other domestic crafts like spinning,

weaving Weaving is a method of textile production in which two distinct sets of yarns or threads are interlaced at right angles to form a fabric or cloth. Other methods are knitting, crocheting, felting, and braiding or plaiting. The longitudin ...

, and singing. Trinjan was a symbol of women's strength, creativity, and emotional, cultural, ecological, and social ties.

Spinning

Hand spinning was integrally related to Trinjan, with women

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and

sing Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music ( arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or ...

ing together in groups. Trinjan has long been a place of togetherness, collaborative wisdom, and shared abilities. The night trinjan was called as ',' and the day Trinjan was known as ' .'

Trinjan songs

'Trinjan' refers to assembling for activities such as plying 'Charkhas' and singing songs. Trinjan songs have a distinctive status in

Punjabi folk music Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to: * Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan * Punjabi language * Punjabi people * Punjabi dialects and languages Punjabi may also refer to: * Punjabi (horse), a British Th ...

. Trinjan songs were an expression of contemporary women's desires and sorrows. The sound of the

spinning wheel A spinning wheel is a device for spinning thread or yarn from fibres. It was fundamental to the cotton textile industry prior to the Industrial Revolution. It laid the foundations for later machinery such as the spinning jenny and spinning ...

used to blend as if it was an instrument.

Dance

'Trinjan' a dance type include Punjabi

Giddha Giddha ( pa, گدها, ਗਿੱਧਾ, ) is a popular folk dance of women in the Punjab region. The dance is often considered derived from the ancient dance known as the ring dance and is just as energetic as bhangra; at the same time it ma ...

and Kikkli dances.

Presently

These traditions began to dwindle as time passed. It has been lost as a result of industrialization, the Green Revolution, and individualism.

Gallery

File:Punjabi spinning wheel 01.jpg, Punjabi spinning wheel 'Charkha' File:A Charkha or Spinning Wheel, Jammu, ca.1875-ca.1940 (imp-cswc-GB-237-CSWC47-LS10-024).jpg, Two women with Charkha File:Charkha and Chakki.jpg, Charkha File:Giddha 2.jpg, Act in Giddha File:Virasti Mela, Bathinda (Punjabi Heritage Festival) (47).jpg, Virasti Mela, Bathinda (Punjabi Heritage Festival) File:Virasti Mela, Bathinda (Punjabi Heritage Festival) (23).jpg, Virasti Mela, Bathinda (Punjabi Heritage Festival) File:Kikli and salwar suits.jpg, Kikkli

References

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