Religion
The Kisan religion reveals their beliefs in soul, super human power, mana, Bonga, natural objects, different Gods, Goddesses and spirits. They believe that the soul of living beings take abode on hill, mountain, well, tank, stream, mud hell, dry trees etc. They also believe that all living and nonliving things possess super human power. They have faith that man after death becomes ancestor. They believe that every event in their society is brought by the super human power. In and around the settlement of the Kisan village, one finds several spots dedicated to in the names of different spirits of man, natural things, snake, tiger, etc. The ancestors of the Kisan live in saranga grove. Gram Devata, Brahma Devata, singbonga, Dharati Mata, Kali Mai, Durga Mai etc. are their different Gods and Goddesses. Sokha and Mati also belong to their Gods and Goddesses. The sacred specialist of Kisan is called Baiga. He performs the sacrificial worships. At the time of worship, they use milk, flower, sunfried rice, turmeric, Dub grass, Dhup, Agarbati, fire, curd, loaf sugar etc. They make sacrifice of goat, pig, chick, duck, and pigeon etc.
The Kisan celebrate festivals like Phagun, Karma, Jitia, Diwali, Sohrai, Sarhul, Maghi etc. On festive occasions, they organise religious dances in the Akhara of the village in which men, women and children take part. While performing dance, they play mandar and sing varieties of songs.
The Kisan are not followers of Christianity. They have been influenced by Hinduism. They have started worship of Hindu Gods and Goddesses. They also participate in religious worship of the Hindus and religious processions of Hindus. The concept of individual and common property is found among them.
Read more about this topic: Kisan Tribe
Famous quotes containing the word religion:
“That, upon the whole, we may conclude that the Christian religion not only was at first attended with miracles, but even at this day cannot be believed by any reasonable person without one. Mere reason is insufficient to convince us of its veracity: And whoever is moved by Faith to assent to it, is conscious of a continued miracle in his own person, which subverts all the principles of his understanding, and gives him a determination to believe what is most contrary to custom and experience.”
—David Hume (1711–1776)
“In the religion of all nations a purity is hinted at, which, I fear, men never attain to.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“You say there is no religion now. ‘Tis like saying in rainy weather, there is no sun, when at that moment we are witnessing one of his superlative effects.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)