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Abstract

Chógán has been a practice of jubilation in the Baloch society from thousands of years, but it recently became a religious part of the Zikri sect of Islam. This ritual took place during the season of hámén (dates ripening season) mostly in Makkoráan (Makran) when the nomads used to come to the towns for collecting dates. This paper illustrates that how a practice of jubilation became the part and parcel of Zikri sect of Islam in the Baloch society. This paper also focuses the background and objectives of this custom in the Baloch social order.