A ' sacrificial' festival of lights.ONE usually associates firecrackers and diyas with Diwali but in Madhya Pradesh's Jhabua district Jhabua District is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The town of Jhabua is the administrative headquarters of the district. Area 6,782 km², population 1,396,677 (2001 census), a 24% increase from its 1991 population of 1,129,356. , Bhils celebrate the festival by sacrificing animals in memory of their ancestors. " Every Bhil family has a sacred place (Civil Law) the place where a deceased person is buried. See also: Sacred , where they erect stone slabs in memory of their forefathers forefathers npl → antepasados mpl forefathers npl → ancêtres mpl forefathers npl → Vorfahren . And on such slabs, we draw images which are associated to them," Nako Garhwal, a tribal of Sandhla village, said. On Diwali, families sacrifice a goat or a hen on the sacred slabs. " It is done to appease gods and in the memory of our forefathers. If we don't do this, then we will have to incur their wrath," Jagdeesh Garhwal, another Bhil, said. Each year, the Bhils select a different animal to sacrifice. " This year, it is the turn of goats," Nako said. Copyright 2009 India Today This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. Group. All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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