Jurkadir

The Jurkadir was an ancient war dance, dating back to the time of the. Its name translated into "Threaten" in and was used, initially, to intimdate enemies before battle. By the time of the, however, the reputation of the Mandalorians themselves accomplished this, and so the Jurkadir became ceremonial, used chiefly when two clans met each other in order to establish a basis of mutual respect.

History
The Jurkadir was a tribal war dance of the that preceded the invasion of  by, and may even have preceded the establishment of the. It remained a feature of the Taung culture following their expulsion from Coruscant and their conquest of a new planet, which they named after. They also named themselves. The Jurkadir was retained over the millennia, although as the reputation of the Mandalorians as the finest warriors in the galaxy spread, the Jurkadir lost its function as a war dance performed to intimidate an enemy. Instead it became used to establish a basis of mutual respect from which to talk in peace when two clans met each other. It was occasionally still used by some Mandalorian clans as a pre-battle dance right up to the time after the when Mand'alor  revived the dance as part of his drive to unify all of the galaxy's Mandalorian clans.

During the  taught the Jurkadir to,  and  of the , though it was never used to intimidate enemies. Indeed, this would have been useless when fighting the, an enemy who, by definition, could not be intimidated.

The Jurkadir was performed accompanied by exaggerated and often violent gestures, typically utilising the whole body. The original intention of these actions were to make the Taung warriors who performed the dance appear larger and more threatening to their enemies, an intention that carried over even into the ceremonial usage of the dance.

Mando'a
Parjir! Ne shab'rud'ni hut'uun. ''Hut'uun! Hut'uun!'' Shukur orar Manda'yaim. ''Orar! Orar!'' Mando'ade, naaste. ''Naaste! Naaste!'' Ha! Jatnese be ten jatnese, Verde, vode, werda, Mando'ade aranar. Mando'ade jurkadir. Mando'ade parjir, ''Parjir! Parjir! Parjir!''

Basic
Victory! Don't mess with me coward. ''Coward! Coward!'' The thunder of Mandalore breaks. ''Thunder! Thunder!'' Mandalorians, destroyers. ''Destroyers! Destroyers!'' Ha! The best of the best, Warriors, brothers, shadows, Mandalorians defend, Mandalorians attack, Mandalorians victorious, ''Victory! Victory! Victory!''

Behind the Scenes
The Jurkadir is based both on in-universe Mandalorian battle songs such as and on Maori Haka dances, which were used originally to intimidate enemies before battle but are now used primarily for ceremonial purposes, such as sport.