By Sanjay Talukdar.
In October, I position on magic shoes and travelled to Tura, inwards the Garo Hills of Meghalaya, to celebrate Wangala aka the Hundred Drums Festival. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 celebration of the annual crop harvest too the charming agency of life inwards the northeastern Himalayas, Wangala sees the meeting of tribal groups to pay ode to their main divinity, the Lord's Day god. People immature too former wearing clothing inwards their colorful garments and do'me (feathered headgear) too trip the low-cal fantastic to music played on long, oval-shaped drums; i of the grandest fiestas for the folks of Meghalaya.
Thanking the tribal gods
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| The Nokhma (village chief, centre) takes business office inwards the thanksgiving rituals. |
The Wangala begins alongside Rugala, a ceremony inwards which cheers is given to try communion alongside the tribal god Misi-Saaljong. The Garo people depend on agro-economy too don’t go whatever agricultural products earlier thanking the god of fertility. The Nokhma (chief of the village) takes business office inwards every rite too ritual of the ceremony.
Melodies from buffalo horns
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| Buffalo horn turned traditional flute. |
Since the fourth dimension music too dancing constitute a identify on earth, they conduct maintain go a agency of life for the tribal Garo people. At Wangala, they perform the Katta Doka (talking inwards a sing-song voice), Ajea, Dani Doka (describing Wangala inwards songs), Chambil Mesaa and the Pomelo Dance. The indigenous songs sung yesteryear the ladies are known every bit Ahaiya, inwards which they telephone substitution views too ideas, too limited beloved too gratitude towards their neighbours. What stands out amid instruments like flutes, drums, gongs too nagatik, is the tune of ancient flutes made from buffalo horns.
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| Wagtail-inspired dance! |
Believe it or not, the Wangala trip the low-cal fantastic is inspired yesteryear the wagtail bird! The musical instruments copy sounds the current of air makes when it blows through bamboo holes too rustles the leaves of aromatic plants, spell the Garo women folk gesture too clap.
To the trounce of 100 drums
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| Hundred drums too music. |
A grouping of thirty dancers alongside x drums cast a contingent, too come upwards together every bit a whopping 300 dancers alongside hundred drums (hence the scream Hundred Drums Festival). The Hundred Drum trip the low-cal fantastic is held on the final day, alongside women too men dressed inwards their traditional attires. The dancers too drummers sing, play, sway, brand music too celebrate inwards i grand ritual.
Making merry alongside home-brewed rice beer
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| Wangala festivities. |
Preparations for the Wangala festival accept identify good inwards advance, starting alongside the collection of diverse local foods. Locally home-brewed rice beer is an integral business office of the ceremony, both for locals too every bit an offering to outsiders help the festival. What meliorate agency to brand merry the agency the locals do?
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AUTHOR BIO: Sanjay likes to follow a life of freedom, excitement, gamble too unexpected happenings. He has a natural inclination to survive a pace-setter, attracted to the odd too the fast paced environment, alongside a nifty interesting in consulting too research, digital marketing, disruptive technology, agribusiness, sports too travel. He blogs at st-chronicles.blogspot.
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