If
you want to know about Chhattisgarh culture, you must understand the details of
the state such as language, living culture, occupation and other factors of
social life.
Language
Chhattisgarhi is the local dialect of
Hindi language in Chhattisgarh. It is spoken Aryan dialect, though it has
considerable vocabulary and linguistic features of Munda and Dravidian
languages. In each region of the state, about 93 dialects or languages are
spoken in the state. In addition of the languages there are a number of local
dialects spoken in the different tribal regions of state. Hindi, Oriya and
Marathi are also commonly used in Chhattisgarh.
Fairs & Festivals
In Chhattisgarhi Sanskriti, the people
celebrate each and every event with cheerfulness. Different fairs &
festivals that are synonymous to this state are Bhagoriya Festival, Bhoramdeo
Mahotsav, Chakradhar Festival, Dussehra Festival, Goncha Festival, Hariyali
Kora Navakhani, Kajari Festival, Madai Festival, Narayanpur Mela, Rajim Lochan
Mahotsav, and Sheorinarayan Fair.
Arts & Crafts
The arts & crafts of Chhattisgarh
truly represent the dexterity of its artisans. The beautiful collections
include amazing wood carvings, bamboo work/furniture, bell metal handicraft;
figures of terracotta, tribal jewellery paintings, and clay pieces are some of
the specialties from the state. The most mesmerizing is authentic handicrafts. Chhattisgarh
is a place to behold the ancient as well as refined form of arts & crafts.
Chhattisgarh Sanskriti is truly
reflected by its rich cultural heritage. Chhattisgarh has its own dance styles,
cuisine, & music. Pandwani the musical narration of the epic Mahabharata
,"Raut Nacha"(The folk dance of cowherds) and the Panthi and Soowa
dance styles arevery popular in the region. Teejan Bai, the Pandwani artist was
awarded Padmashree for her contribution to this dance style. People wear
colourful dresses. Women too wear sarees with Kardhani.
In rural areas women wear mala made
of one rupee coins. Now a days these ornaments have gone out of trend. For the
favourite past time people mostly prefer creating humour out of language. Comical
plays are very popular and are worth watching. The people love to adopt new
trends and life styles. Chhattisgarh sanskriti is multicultural for people from
all over the world have com and settled in this region. Chhattisgarhi people
are also known for their simplicity and adaptiliy which represents the actual
culture of Chhattisgarh.
Chhattisgarh's most famous and
popular folk plays are Chandaini-Gonda, Sonha-Bihan, Lorik-Chanda, Kari,
Hareli, Gammatiha. Rahas is modern folk plays of Chhattisgarh Sanskriti.
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