Culture of Meghalaya

MEGHALAYA CULTURE

ART AND CRAFT OF MEGHALAYA:

Meghalaya is a land where people are live in harmony,they skilled in Weaving. Meghalaya is one of the seven north eastern states known for its exquisite bamboo and cane products, weaving and wood carving. They have a special skill of crafting and making traditional bamboo and cane products. Most of the tribes are engaged in different types of handicraft making including bamboo and cane products.


TRIBES:
A tribe is a social group which provide certain qualities and characteristics that make a unique cultural, social, and political issues. A single tribe has common languages, customs, rituals,etc.. and religious beliefs. They were often composed of generally autonomous and independent bands and villages. Meghalaya has some notable tribes and races which have their own characteristics.


CUSINE:
Meghalayan cuisine is the local cuisine of the Indian state of Meghalaya. Meghalaya is home to three Mongoloidtribes; it has a unique cuisine, different from the other Seven Sister States of northeast India. The staple food of the people is rice with spicy meat and fish preparations. They rear goats, pigs, fowl, ducks and cows and relish their meat.
The popular dishes of Khasis and Jaintia are Jadoh, Ki Kpu, Tung-rymbai, and pickled bamboo shoots; bamboo shoots are also a favorite dish of the Garos. Garos eat most non-domesticated animals, though their everyday staples are simple foods such as rice with kapa, cooked with a special ingredient called purambhi masala.



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SOWMIYA K
I BCA

Comments

  1. Pooja Ashok February 21, 2019 at 11:35 AM

    In this blog I come to know that megalaiya state has unique tribes - Pooja Ashok

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  2. JayasreeFebruary 21, 2019 at 8:50 PM

    From this blog I understood that tribes form a major part in meghalaya.

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  3. ShanmugapriyaaFebruary 22, 2019 at 10:31 PM

    This blog is weird.

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  4. sushmitaFebruary 23, 2019 at 5:44 AM

    it is well know for its craft work

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