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Wanchuwa Festival

22nd August, 2021 Culture and Heritage

Context

  • Tiwa tribesmen perform their traditional dnac eas they take part in Wanchuwa Festival in Assam.

 

About Tiwa Tribe

  • Tiwa also known as Lalung is indigenous community inhabiting the states of Assam and Meghalaya and are also found in some parts of Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur.
  • They are recognized as a Scheduled tribe within the state of Assam.
  • They practice Jhum or shifting cultivation.

 

Wanchuwa festival

  • This festival is celebrated by Tiwa tribesmen to mark their good harvest.
  • It comes with songs, dances, a bunch of rituals and people clad in their native attires.

 

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