Khasi people are close to nature. They believe that god exists in every element of nature. And thus Ka Shad Suk Mynsiem is celebrated in the month of April as a thanksgiving to mother nature for good harvest and for fresh sowing of seeds. Both men and women participate in the dance where steps of women are subtle, whereas those of men are more energetic. Only unmarried (virgin) women participate in the dance, whereas there is no such restriction for men. The dance begins with drums, flutes and cymbals picking up the tempo. Two circles are formed with women on the inside and men on the outside. With eyes down, the women take small steps forward and backward as they gradually shift sideways to move in a circle. They keep their body straight and arms loose at shoulders. The men do a more energetic dance with swift movements in clockwise and anticlockwise direction around women. Men play a part of protectors for the women who are inside the outer circle. Ka Shad Suk Mynsiem dance is also symbolic of women fertility where they are receptacles of seeds and bearers of fruit, and men are cultivators who plant, cultivate and nurture the seeds until they are harvested.