Oppana

Oppana sanannen nau'in nishaɗi ne na zamantakewa tsakanin al'ummar Mappila (Musulman Kerala) ta Kerala, Kudancin Indiya, wacce ta yaɗu a duk faɗin Kerala, musamman a Malabar .  Ana kyautata zaton kalmar Oppana ta samo asali ne daga kalmar Larabci "Affna".  Ana amfani da Oppana a al'ada a cikin bukukuwan al'adu daban-daban masu mahimmanci, musamman ma, wani ɓangare ne na duk bukukuwan aure na Mappila. A Kerala, wannan salon fasaha ya sake farfaɗowa tare da shahara sosai a matakan wasan kwaikwayo na Bikin Matasa na al'ummar ɗalibai.
Mata ne ke gabatar da Oppana, waɗanda adadinsu ya kai kimanin goma sha biyar, ciki har da mawaƙa, a ranar aure. Amaryar tana sanye da kayan ado iri-iri, an lulluɓe ta da kayan ado na zinare da tafukan hannunta da aka ƙawata da zane mai kyau na mylanchi ( henna ), tana zaune a tsakiyar da'irar masu rawa. Ita ce babbar mai kallo zaune a kan kujera, inda ake yin waƙa da rawa. Yayin da suke waƙa, suna tafa hannuwa cikin tsari suna motsawa, amarya tana amfani da matakai masu sauƙi. 'Yan mata biyu ko uku sun fara waƙoƙin, sauran kuma suka haɗu da ƙungiyar mawaƙa.

Wani lokaci, maza kan gabatar da Oppana don nishadantar da ango. Yawanci yana faruwa ne kafin ango ya tafi gidan amarya inda ake yin Nikah (auren) ko kuma lokacin da ya shiga Maniyara . 

Kayan kida na Harmonium, tabla, ganjira da elathaalam su ne kayan kida da aka yi amfani da su don wannan wasan kwaikwayo. Mappilapaattu ne kawai za a rera a lokacin.

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 Duba kuma 

 Duff Muttu
 Mappila Paattu
 Kuthu Ratheeb
 Mappila
 Kwalejin Al'adun Kerala

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