Tiwa Tribes and Yangli Festival

Why in news?

• Tiwa Tribes Celebrates Yangli Festival in Assam.

About Tiwa Tribes:

• The tribe Tiwas (Lalungs) lives both in the hills and plains of Assam and Meghalaya state.
• They are recognized as a Scheduled tribe in Assam.
• The hill Tiwa villagers are habitual to the Jhum cultivation, horticulture, vegetables and the crops which are cultivable in the area.
• They speak a Tibeto Burman language.

About Yangli festival:

• Tiwa tribesmen in Assam celebrate the Yangli festival once every three years to mark the beginning of the sowing season.
• During the festival, the Tiwas perform dances and offer prayers for a successful harvest, seeking protection for their crops from pests and natural calamities.

Add ons:

• In the month of April, Khelchawa festival is celebrated by Tiwa tribes at the close of the harvest season.

PRACTICE QUESTION

Yangli festival, sometimes seen in news, is associated with:

(a) Khonds

(b) Mizos

(c) Nagas

(d) Tiwa

Answer