Sohrai Festival in Dholadih, Gitilata, Jharkhand.

 SOHRAI in Dholadih, Gitilata, Jharkhand.

Santhals celebrate Sohrai for five days where they take care of the cattle and worship them. The women of the community worship the bulls before the dance. In the beginning of the event the bull is tethered to a pole. The men from the participating villages make it dance to the tune of the tribal instruments. Other men from the villages plays instruments like tumdak, tamak, chorchori, tirio, kartal and banam.

The sound of the musical instruments makes the bull infuriated. Even a skin of a dead animal is shown to the bull to enrage it and the animal starts dancing. The animals are judged by their movements and energy level. The better the show by the bull, better is its and the villagers chance of winning the title. bull dance in case of Santhals, is more of a ritual which is judged by the people who gather to watch the event based on the artistic impression and command over the animal.

The tribals ignore the risks and pay more importance in carrying forward their tradition.

There are risks involved in the event but tradition is more important. Celebrating the festivals is a way to cling to our tradition and teach the next generation about it.

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