Wangala festival

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Wangala festival is a major post-harvest thanksgiving celebration of the Garo people, marked by traditional music, dance, and rituals honoring the Sun god.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural festival ⓘ
festival ⓘ
harvest festival ⓘ
religious festival ⓘ
associatedEthnicGroup Garo ⓘ
linked to: Garo people
associatedWith Garo Hills ⓘ
agricultural cycle ⓘ
celebratedBy Garo people ⓘ
country India ⓘ
culturalSignificance preservation of Garo cultural heritage ⓘ
thanksgiving to deity for good harvest ⓘ
danceStyle group dance ⓘ
dressCode traditional Garo attire ⓘ
featuresActivity drumming ⓘ
rituals ⓘ
traditional dance ⓘ
traditional music ⓘ
featuresDanceForm Wangala dance ⓘ
featuresInstrument Aaduri ⓘ
Dama drum ⓘ
Dengki ⓘ
Flute ⓘ
givesThanksFor harvest ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Hundred Drums Wangala Festival ⓘ
linked to: Wangala festival

Wangala ⓘ
hasDuration several days ⓘ
hasRitual offering of first grains ⓘ
prayer for prosperity ⓘ
sacrifice of rooster ⓘ
honorsDeity Misi Saljong ⓘ
Sun god ⓘ
includesParticipants children ⓘ
men ⓘ
women ⓘ
isPostHarvest true ⓘ
isPublicHoliday false ⓘ
languageUsed Garo language ⓘ
mainDeity Sun god ⓘ
musicStyle traditional Garo music ⓘ
notableEvent Hundred Drums performance ⓘ
organisedAt regional level ⓘ
village level ⓘ
purpose celebrate completion of harvest ⓘ
express gratitude to Sun god ⓘ
region Assam ⓘ
Bangladesh ⓘ
Meghalaya ⓘ
religion Garo indigenous religion ⓘ
typicalMonth November ⓘ

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Garo Hills → hasFestival → Wangala festival ⓘ
Tura → hasFestival → Wangala festival ⓘ
Garo people → majorFestival → Wangala festival ⓘ
Meghalayan culture → hasFestival → Wangala festival ⓘ
Wangala festival → hasAlternativeName → Hundred Drums Wangala Festival ⓘ
linked to: Wangala festival
Wangala dance → festival → Wangala festival ⓘ
Wangala dance → performedDuring → Wangala harvest festival ⓘ
linked to: Wangala festival