Wangala Festival

The following is the list of traditions followed during the Wangala festival:

1. The festival is celebrated not only in Meghalaya but also in Assam, Nagaland, and Greater Mymensingh in Bangladesh
2. This is a post-harvest festival celebrated to give thanks to Misi Saljong for the rich harvest
3. The village priest organises the ceremony in Asanang, which is near Tura of West Garo Hills

1. Garo girls and boys take part in the festival who are known as ‘nomil’ and ‘pante’, respectively
2. Long oval-shaped drums, also known as dama, and bamboo flutes are played by 100 pantes
3. Nomil dance to the beats of the drums and folk songs wearing a colourful dress with feathered headgear.

Key point of Wangala Festival

The following are the key points related to the Wangala festival:

1. The beginning of the festival marks the onset of winter
2. Wangala festival celebration marks the end of the period of toil
3. The festival is celebrated for two days, which sometimes continues for a week  
4. The first day of the festival is known as ‘Ragula’, which is celebrated inside the house of the priest, known as ‘Kamal’  
5. The second day of the festival is known as ‘Kakkar’  

1. Two parallel lines, one of the men and another of women, both young and old dance in a queue.

Interest Fact about Wangala Festival

The following are some of the interesting facts about the Wangala festival:  

1. The festival is celebrated by Garo tribes, who are the second-largest tribe in Meghalaya  
2. Garo tribes constitute 30% of the population of Meghalaya  

1. Tibeto-Burman tribes, Garos, are one of the few matrilineal societies in the world  
2. Sun god worshipped in this festival who is also known as Misi Saljong or Pattigipa Ra'rongipa  
3. Folk dance forms such as Dani Doka, Ajia, Katta Doka, Chambil Mesaa, or the Pomelo are performed on this occasion  
4. Wangala is celebrated in the remote village of Sadolpara in the district of West Garo Hills of Meghalaya.

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