FOLK SONG AND DANCE OF ADI TRIBE OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH WHICH CHINA CLAIMS AS SOUTH TIBET

LOCATION :- ARUNACHAL PRADESH , INDIA
OCCASION :- SOLUNG FESTIVAL
FOLK SONG AND DANCE OF ADI TRIBE OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH WHICH CHINA CLAIMS AS SOUTH TIBET
The 'Solung' a socio-religious festival is one of the prominent festivals of the 'Adi' community of Arunachal Pradesh.
This festival is primarily connected with agricultural activities of the people and is celebrated after the completion of sowing of paddy in their respective Jhum or WRC field.
Earlier, the celebration was held accordingly with the completion of sowing of paddy but as per the changing phenomena of the society, the celebration date has been fixed on September 1 every year.
The 'Solung' festival celebration continues for seven or more days in Adi concentrated area like East Siang, Upper Siang, West Siang and some part of Lower Dibang Valley District. But in other towns of the state, Solung is celebrated for one to three days.
On the first day, Mithun and Pigs are sacrificed early in the morning (this is called Ardo-Bado/Dorep longe). On the second day, arrangement for a special feast for children is made in every household called "Agam Babu Gampu". On the third day female member of every family goes to the field and offer offering to Kine- Nane (the deity of crop and prosperity), on the fifth day small bows and arrows are made and fasten on the doors to resist evil spirits from entering the house.
The Solung celebration basically consist of three parts Limir-Libom, Binnyat and Ekop- Taktor and accordingly the Abang historical and mythical rhapsody is sung by rhapsodist at night hours during Solung Ponung.
On the first night of the celebration (first section) Limir-Libom Abang- the rhapsodist narrates the creation of world including animates and inanimate, on the second part that is Binnyat Abang-the rhapsodist narrates the progress of the race and development of agriculture and how food grain came to exist in the world, the third section Ekop Taktor Abang-the rhapsodist narrates the titanic struggle between the Tanis (man) and Taros (Evil spirits) and his emissaries as well as for the well being of mankind.
The Solung Rhapsodist narrates all these facts and myths of Adis keeping Sedi (the origin of creation) in the central theme.
During the celebration offering are given to Dadi Bote, Dadi Somi, Doying Bote, Kine Nane and Yidum Bote to appease them all for socio economic, peace and prosperity of the community.
Besides the above celebration process, various rituals and social taboos are also observe on the eve of celebration of the festival.

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