Mondei
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Mondei is one of the prominent tribal
festivals observed in interior Nabarangpur District of Orissa. It is supposed to be derived from the word Mandi, which means a small market in Hindi
language. Tribals from ancient age celebrate this festival on the harvesting season at different location of Nabarangpur district. Also, it has significance in some places of other Orissa districts and Chhattisgarh State.
Mainly, tribes like Gond
, Paraja, Bhotoda, Gadoba and Kandha
get together on a particular day to exchange their agricultural productions. Near their village deity they wordhip their first harvest and then go for selling paddy, maize and vegetables. It's a huge gathering of people from all nearby villages. Some cultural dance programmes also organized by the convenors.
District Administration of Nabarangpur have initiated an effort to promote this festival and placed its identity in State as well as in National Level. On the first week of November, each year, a festival is organized with association of Culture Department, Govt of Orissa, at the District Headquarters. Tribal Dances from interior belt of Nabarangpur District is displayed to the invitees from different part of the nation. Also cultural exchange takes place between the artists of different regions.
Adivasi
Adivasi is an umbrella term for a heterogeneous set of ethnic and tribal groups claimed to be the aboriginal population of India. They comprise a substantial indigenous minority of the population of India...
festivals observed in interior Nabarangpur District of Orissa. It is supposed to be derived from the word Mandi, which means a small market in Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
language. Tribals from ancient age celebrate this festival on the harvesting season at different location of Nabarangpur district. Also, it has significance in some places of other Orissa districts and Chhattisgarh State.
Mainly, tribes like Gond
Gondi people
The Gondi, Goindi or Gond people are people in central India, spread over the states of Madhya Pradesh, eastern Maharashtra , Chhattisgarh, northern Andhra Pradesh, and Western Orissa. With over four million people, they are the largest tribe in Central India.The Gondi language is related to...
, Paraja, Bhotoda, Gadoba and Kandha
Khonds
Khonds, or Kandhs are an aboriginal tribe of India, inhabiting the tributary states of Orissa and Srikakulam, in the Visakhapatnam districts of Andhra Pradesh. Their main divisions are into Kutia, or hill Khonds and plain-dwelling Khonds; the landowners are known as Raj Khonds. They are hunter...
get together on a particular day to exchange their agricultural productions. Near their village deity they wordhip their first harvest and then go for selling paddy, maize and vegetables. It's a huge gathering of people from all nearby villages. Some cultural dance programmes also organized by the convenors.
District Administration of Nabarangpur have initiated an effort to promote this festival and placed its identity in State as well as in National Level. On the first week of November, each year, a festival is organized with association of Culture Department, Govt of Orissa, at the District Headquarters. Tribal Dances from interior belt of Nabarangpur District is displayed to the invitees from different part of the nation. Also cultural exchange takes place between the artists of different regions.