Let us discuss about the socio-cultural festivals celebrated during rainy season.
In ancient India, socio-economic activities were carried out in rural areas. The life of the people of India, an agriculture-based country, was also based on the principle of simple living and high thinking. Unity and mutual cooperation were important among the rural people. Due to this tendency of rural India, cultural continuity has remained uninterrupted. This is the reason that - "Our civilization is intact. Among all the other civilizations of the world, only Indian civilization exists in an advanced form."
Cultural activities especially during Savan and Bhadrapad used to be conducted in contemporary rural India which can now be called the basis of cultural continuity.
In fact, in India, provisions have been made for some cultural event in every month of Indian Traditional Calendar.
Here we are discussing the events occurring on the
dates mentioned in Savan and Bhadrapad calendar of Hindu traditional calendar.
According to traditions, Nag Panchami is First festival dedicated
to ecosystem.
This Festival celebrated on the fifth day of the month of Shawan festival is celebrated in Madhya Pradesh As well as Uttar Pradesh and other Hindi speaking areas.
On Nag Panchami, we Hindus worship snakes.
Which indicates that it is necessary for every living creature to be
present on earth to regulate the ecosystem .
Some people believe that the celebration of Nag Panchami in India was
started by the kings of the Naga dynasty.
But we believe that snakes have a special role in protecting the grains grown in agricultural India from rats, insects, etc.
Snakes are an essential creature for the ecosystem
in nature. This festival is an opportunity to express
gratitude to this important creature of nature.
Snakes are worshipped by painting murals of them on the walls of the house.
Coal paste and glue (Natural Gum) are used for making these wall paintings.
After Naag Panchami, Amavasya occurs on the 15th day of saavan month.
This festival is celebrated as Jiroti festival in Malwa, Nimad, Bhuwana regions of Madhya Pradesh.
For Jiroti worship, wall paintings are made on the right and left side of the entrance of the middle room of the house. Ochre, Chui mitti, gum and natural colours are used in these wall paintings. Events like wrestling are organised by men on Nag Panchami.
The month of Sawan ends with an emotional festival. Which is called Rakhi or Rakshabandhan.
This festival is dedicated to brother-sister relationships. On this festival, a silk thread is tied on the brother's wrist.
According to Indian mythology, apart from the battle between King Bali and the Gods and Demons, there are descriptions of Raksha Bandhan during the Mahabharata period.
According to an incident in the Mahabharata, the credit for making Raksha Bandhan, a festival centered on brother-sister relationships, socially important goes to Lord Krishna. It was only after this that Raksha Bandhan became a symbol of the sacred relationship between brother and sister. According to the story, when Krishna killed Shishupal with his Sudarshan Chakra, his finger got injured. Then Draupadi tied a piece of her silk saree on his finger. Krishna also promised to protect Draupadi throughout his life.
Kajali festival comes on the next day of Rakshabandhan.
On this day, according to age and hierarchy, younger people visit older people. In this mutual meeting, Kajalis are exchanged. Kajaliyas are grown wheat plants that are 8 to 10 days old.
Kajali is taken to each other's house and by exchanging it, gratitude and respect is expressed towards each other.
This is a social ritual. Through this ritual, one farmer gives information to another farmer about the fertility of owner’s land.
One farmer receives detailed information about the fertility of the land from another farmer. Information is also exchanged.
The festival of Halchhat is celebrated six days after Raksha Bandhan, that is on the sixth day of Bhadrapad.
festival of Halchhat highlight the importance of fields tools used in farming.
On this festival, women worship plants like kas, palash leaves , and tools useful in agricultural work. After worshiping the plants, the women consume food made from grains, including millets, that are cultivated without the use of plows or the use of oxen.
this festival celebrated as birthday of Shri
Krishna's elder brother called Balram or BalDau.
If you know about India, then you must have definitely known about Shri Ram and Shri Krishna. Shri Krishna has a direct connection with Mahabharata Geeta. Shri Krishna was born on the eighth day of Bhadrapad. Shri Krishna's birthday is celebrated as "Janmashtami festival" in India. Due to #ISKCON, many activities are held on Shri Krishna's birthday all over the world.
This is not only a religious ritual this a festival
to remember Karmyogi Lord Shri Krishna.
#IndianRuralLife #IndianFestivals #Tradition #Ethnic
कोई टिप्पणी नहीं:
एक टिप्पणी भेजें
टिप्पणियाँ कीजिए शायद सटीक लिख सकूं