Madhya Pradesh has a list of innumerable fairs and festivals including all the common major occasions. Existing rituals and collective behaviour have cast their impressions by diffusing certain practices with traditions. The festivals observed by all the classes living in the state are Dussehra, Diwali, Holi and Ganesh Chaturthi. Other festivals common to non-tribals are Basant Panchami, Nag Panchami, Janmashtami, Shivaratri and Ram Navami. For the tribes, the Bhils and the Gonds, every festival is followed by some sort of animal sacrifice. The tribals of Bastar often complement their economy by community hunts like Pandum and Parad. |
