Social Folk customs of the Sonowal and Thengal Kacharis

by Suravi Gohain Duwarah | 2022 | 50,902 words

This essay studies the customs and folk traditions of the Sonowal and Thengal Kacharis of Assam—both of Mongoloid origin and part of the Tibeto-Burman linguistic family. These tribes possess rich customs, traditions, and oral histories. This study explores the similarities and differences between the Sonowal and Thengal Kachari tribes by emphasizin...

Go directly to: Footnotes.

Part 1.17 - Description of Bali Sabah

There is a custom of celebrating this “Bali Sabah” function to be safeguarded from ‘Bordoisila’. They have the custom of Gayan Bayan and a feast is given to the villagers. The celebration of this is performed in the bank of a river or in an open field. Hen or duck is used in this Sabah. The birds are killed by burying the head in the ground.[1]

Footnotes and references:

[back to top]

[1]:

Informant: Pramod Sonowal

Let's grow together!

I humbly request your help to keep doing what I do best: provide the world with unbiased sources, definitions and images. Your donation direclty influences the quality and quantity of knowledge, wisdom and spiritual insight the world is exposed to.

Let's make the world a better place together!

Like what you read? Consider supporting this website: