![]() Customs and Traditions of Indian Tribal People In India, culture and diversification amongst the tribal can also be admired from any land direction. Each of the tribes is a distinctive community, either migrated from a different place or the original denizens of the land. The speciality of the Indian tribes lies in their customs, cultures, beliefs and the harmony in which they survive in unanimity with nature. Tribal living perfectly portrays a well-balanced background. Sentinelese tribe of Andaman is one of the most secret tribes existing in the world. They are fond of buckets, specifically red buckets. Jarawa Tribe of Andaman are still rooted in their tribal customs and traditions. They enjoy fish, pigs and other animals but wouldn't touch a deer as they consider deer sacred and they also change the names of their children post puberty. There is a detailed ritual held to celebrate, in which a boy has to search for a wild pig and present it to everyone in the village and a girl is rubbed in clay and pig oil. Chenchus in Andhra Pradesh speak a dialect of Telugu language known as ‘Chenchu’. Chenchu youths are free to marry whoever they want to and they agree to the divorce, and widows as well are approved to remarry. ![]() Gonds are the tribal community of the central India. They have been influenced by the Hindus and for the long time have been practicing different Hindu rituals. Angami tribe of Nagaland are quite popular for their woodcraft and artwork. Religion of Indian Tribal People There are different religions like Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam and Christianity are under the pressure of cultural merging in India. Indian tribe’s principles are persistent with folk religion and the major tribal religion of India is the Santhal of Odisha. Tribal groups in Himalayas are also affected by both Hinduism and Buddhism in the late 20th century. Food Culture of Indian Tribal People The traditional foods consumed by Indian tribal people are very well connected to almost all the aspects of their socio-cultural, spiritual life and health. Traditional food, wild fruits, roots and tubers, yams, green vegetables, spinach, fishes, crabs, snails, ants, honey, etc. are in the list of food of Indian tribal people. Tribes from Odisha eat ‘ragi ka halwa’, ![]() In North - East India, soybean based fermented food is quite popular like ‘bekang’, ‘aagya’, ‘peron namsing’, ‘yanni perung’, ‘chukchoro’, ‘bari’, ‘kinema’, ‘hawaizaar’, ‘hakhu mata/akhuni’, ‘axoni’ etc. Bamboo based ethnic foods are also quite popular in North - East India like ‘hikhu’, ‘hiring’, ‘hithyi’, ‘ekung’, ‘lungseij’, ‘godhak’, ‘gundruk’ etc. Tree bean based ethnic foods of North - East Indian tribes are ‘yongchak’, ‘iromba’ etc. Festivals of Indian Tribal People Indian tribal festivals have been an element of the structure of tribal India for centuries. Central Indian tribal festivals include ‘Madai festival,’ ‘Bhagoriya festival,’ ‘Tribal Dussehra’ of Bastar, religious festival of Karma, festival of ‘Nagaj’. Northern Indian tribal festivals include ‘Mim kut’, ‘Sekrenyi festival’, ‘Tsukhenyi festival’, ‘Aoling’, ‘Monyu’, ‘Moatsu festival’, ‘Amongmong festival’, Ngada festival’, ‘Hornbill festival,’ ‘Sekrenyi’ etc. Eastern Indian tribal festivals include ‘Bali Jatra’, ‘Karama festival’, ‘Chaitra Parva’, ‘Kedu festival’, ‘Mage Parab’, ‘Bohaggiyo Bishu’, ‘Sarhul’ etc. Southern Indian tribal festivals include ‘Holi’, ‘Samakka’ festival and so on. Tribal people generally cling firmly to their identity, despite external influences that had threatened tribal culture, especially after the post-independence chaotic period. |
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