The Wangala Navanna competition of the Garo neighborhood was once held at Srimangal in Moulvibazar. The realization of the Garo folks is that trusting in ‘Mishi Saljong’ or the God of Vegetation will carry just right harvests.
They have a good time this competition by way of giving thank you and gratitude to the gods for the brand new harvest and requesting permission to devour the brand new crop. The principle function of the competition is to have a just right harvest within the coming 12 months. Might their kids and households be smartly.
One of the most cultural and creative gala’s of the minority Garos is Navanna or Wangala competition. So this time as at all times, this tournament began within the morning within the Phulchhara tea lawn box of Srimangal with quite a lot of preparations. Dialogue conferences, cultural systems are arranged all through the day-long competition.
At the instance of Wangala, Srimangal upazila’s new upazila govt officer Islam Uddin spoke as the manager visitor, Assistant Commissioner (Land) Salauddin Biswas, Pritam Das, central member of the Nationwide Citizen Committee, and others spoke as particular visitors.
Within the first segment of the competition, there are recitations on the pass sq., khuthub and thakka to the khamal, thakka to the folks, holy Christ Yag, selection of donations, discussions and particular prayers for the smartly being of the country.
At the start, this tournament was once for the Garos, however the Christians had been provide there and performed the occasions.
In the second one a part of this system, their priest Janson Mri (Khamal) minimize open a chicken and noticed its inside of esophagus to are expecting the approaching 12 months.
The priest noticed the gullet of the chicken and stated that the rustic is shifting in opposition to just right after passing the dangerous occasions. Crop manufacturing within the nation will probably be just right this 12 months. Human relationships will probably be robust. Courting between husband and spouse will deepen. It is going to toughen circle of relatives lifestyles.
The phrase ‘Wana’ way to supply the reward of Gods and ‘Gala’ way providing. On this competition, quite a lot of choices are made to turn gratitude to the gods and goddesses. This competition is generally held on the finish of monsoon and ahead of iciness, after harvesting the brand new vegetation. Ahead of this, consuming new meals grains is against the law for this neighborhood. Such a lot of name it Navanna or thanksgiving competition.
Except quite a lot of non secular occasions, their conventional cultural occasions and dialogue conferences also are arranged. Garo ladies dance to their conventional tune ‘Wangala Wangala’ on the cultural tournament.
The wangala changed into a get-together on the Phulchara tea lawn grounds. Even though there was once a three-day rite, now it’s celebrated on two days because of quite a lot of causes.
Omar Farooq Naeem/ZH/GKS
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