Do you know these facts about Santal community [ Scroll down to read in Santali ]
1. Santal people celebrate 22 December as the mother language day of Santals. Because on 22 December of 2003 Santali language added into the 8th schedule language of India.
2. Santali language is the India’s first tribal language that get own Wikipedia edition.
3. Government of West Bengal announced a holiday on Pandit Raghunath Murmu’s Birthday (5 May 1905).
4. May the Santali writing script (Ol – Chiki ) have only 35 letters but it can write down any language through their pronunciations.
5. Each letters of Santali writing scripts (Ol Chiki ) has their own philosophy and philosophical definition. As example “ᱛ (Oth)” this letter represent the earth. The other letters are also follow the same things.
6. “Sinj Oth” is the name of India in Santali language. It’s means “a place which have the blessings of sun.”
7. Santali people didn’t worships any god or goddess. Instead of that they worship the spirits of nature like trees, forest, mountain, river, rock etc.
8. In Santali Religion you can never find a figure portion of any god or goddess. Instead of that you can find the figure of an elephant and a horse.
9. The meaning of worshiping the figure of horse and an elephant is the horses can detect any danger an elephant never forget anything.
10. Santali people didn’t worship gods for their power, they worship because they want to cheer their god and for exchanging their happiness with them.
11. In santali religion every month of years is very special. Because every month is dedicated to god.
12. According mythological stories of Santali religion, god doesn’t make human. The human couple Pilchu Haram and Pilchu Budhi were hatched from the eggs of two divine geese Hans (male) and Hansli (Female).
13. According to Santali mythology god came to the Earth (Mancha Puri) because they got bored in their realm.
14. Santal’s biggest festival “Sohrai” is dedicated to their Cattles. In this festival they worship their cattles for giving them resources for living.
15. In agricultural position Santal community is the third largest scheduled tribe community in India after Gond and Bhil.
16. 1st Magh ( ᱢᱟᱜᱽ ) is the new year of Santali calendar.
17. Santals are the one of oldest engineers of agricultural equipments.
18. In santali religion wearing black colour in worshiping places are prohibited. Cause is simple, Black colour symbolise negative spirits or you can say evil spirits.
19. Animal sacrifice is a common thing in santali religion. Because they believe God also eat the same thing that we human eat.
20. Hunting is one of most fascinating things of Santal tribe. Because for them hunting it’s not just for the hunts. For them hunting is a opportunity to learn new things, exploring new places, an opportunity to gain knowledge about the people of other territories.
21. Santali people don’t celebrate anniversaries. Such as Birthday or Marriage anniversary. But some people now started to celebrate anniversaries cause of modernising. Although Santali traditions have no such things to do.
22. Surnames of Santali people were given them according to their working profession in ancient times. As a example Saren were soldiers in ancient times, same as the Hansda were the mentor.
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲ ᱠᱚ ᱵᱟᱨᱮᱛᱮ ᱵᱟᱰᱟᱭ ᱡᱚᱝ ᱠᱟᱛᱷᱟ [For Santali Readers Only]
1. ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲ ᱠᱚᱫᱚ ᱒᱒ ᱰᱤᱥᱮᱢᱵᱚᱨ ᱦᱤᱞᱳᱜ ᱯᱟ.ᱨᱥᱤ ᱢᱟᱦᱟ ᱥᱮ ᱯᱟ.ᱨᱥᱤ ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟ.ᱨ ᱢᱟᱦᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱢᱟᱱᱟᱣ-ᱟ᱾ ᱪᱮᱫᱟᱜ ᱥᱮ ᱒᱒ ᱰᱤᱥᱮᱢᱵᱚᱨ ᱒᱐᱐᱓ ᱥᱟᱞ ᱨᱮ ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ ᱯᱟ.ᱨᱥᱤ ᱥᱟᱝᱵᱤᱫᱷᱟᱱ ᱨᱮ ᱴᱷᱟᱶ ᱮ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱞᱮᱝᱟ᱾
2. ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱷᱟᱨᱚᱚᱛ ᱫᱤᱥᱚᱢ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱯᱩᱭᱞᱩ ᱟ.ᱫᱤᱵᱟ.ᱥᱤ ᱠᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱯᱟ.ᱨᱥᱤ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ , ᱡᱟᱦᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱣᱤᱠᱤᱯᱮᱰᱤᱭᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱵᱷᱮᱜᱟᱨ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱴᱷᱟᱶ ᱮ ᱦᱟᱢᱮᱴ ᱟᱠᱟᱫᱟ᱾
3. ᱯᱟᱪᱮ ᱵᱟᱝᱞᱟ ᱥᱚᱨᱠᱟᱨ ᱜᱩᱨᱩ ᱜᱚᱢᱠᱮ ᱯᱚᱱᱰᱤᱛ ᱨᱚᱜᱷᱩᱱᱟᱛᱷ ᱢᱩᱨᱢᱩ ᱜᱚᱢᱠᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱡᱟᱱᱟᱢ ᱢᱟᱦᱟ (᱕ ᱢᱮ ᱑᱙05) ᱠᱷᱟ.ᱛᱤᱨ ᱛᱷᱩᱠᱩᱢ ᱮ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱫᱟ᱾
4. ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟ ᱚᱞ ᱟᱠᱠᱷᱚᱨ “ᱚᱞ ᱪᱤᱠᱤ” ᱥᱩᱢᱩᱝ ᱓᱕ ᱜᱚᱴᱟᱝ ᱪᱤᱠᱤ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱨᱮᱦᱚ, ᱮᱴᱟᱜ ᱯᱟ.ᱨᱥᱤ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱟᱲᱟᱝ ᱫᱟᱨᱟᱭ ᱛᱮ ᱴᱷᱟᱢ ᱴᱷᱟᱢ ᱚᱞ ᱨᱟᱠᱟᱵ ᱜᱟᱱᱚᱜᱼᱟ᱾
5. ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱚᱞ ᱟᱠᱠᱷᱚᱨ “ᱚᱞ ᱪᱤᱠᱤ” ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱟᱱᱟᱢ ᱪᱤᱠᱤ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱷᱮᱜᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱮᱜᱟᱨ ᱛᱮᱛᱮᱫ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱟᱠᱟᱫᱟ᱾
6. “ᱥᱤᱧ ᱚᱛ” ᱫᱚ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱨᱚᱛ ᱫᱤᱥᱟᱢᱮ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢ ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ ᱛᱮ. ᱡᱟᱦᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱢᱮᱱᱮᱫ ᱫᱚ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ— ᱡᱟᱦᱟ ᱴᱷᱟᱶ ᱨᱮ ᱪᱟᱸᱫᱳ ᱟᱜ ᱛᱷᱩᱢ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱟᱠᱟᱫᱟ᱾
7. ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱤᱨ-ᱵᱩᱨᱩ, ᱫᱟᱨᱮ-ᱱᱟᱲᱤ, ᱱᱟ.ᱭᱼᱱᱟᱞᱟ ᱠᱚᱜᱮ ᱵᱚᱸᱜᱟ ᱵᱩᱨᱩ ᱛᱟᱠᱚ᱾
8. ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱠᱚᱫᱚ ᱵᱚᱸᱜᱟ ᱵᱩᱨᱩ ᱨᱟ.ᱥᱠᱟ. ᱦᱚᱪᱚ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟ.ᱜᱤᱫ ᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱨᱟ.ᱥᱠᱟ. ᱵᱚᱸᱜᱟ ᱵᱩᱨᱩ ᱠᱚ ᱥᱟᱶ ᱮᱯᱮᱢ ᱪᱟᱯᱟᱞ ᱞᱟ.ᱜᱤᱫ ᱠᱚ ᱵᱚᱸᱜᱟ ᱵᱩᱨᱩᱜ-ᱟ᱾
9. ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲ ᱥᱟᱶᱛᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱥᱮ ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲ ᱫᱷᱚᱨᱚᱢ ᱱᱟᱜᱟᱢ ᱨᱮ ᱪᱮᱞᱮ ᱵᱚᱸᱜᱟ ᱵᱩᱨᱩ ᱠᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱦᱚ ᱢᱩᱴᱷᱟ.ᱱ ᱚᱠᱟ ᱞᱮᱠᱟ ᱛᱟᱦᱮ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱚᱱᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱚᱨᱱᱚᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱟ.ᱱᱩᱜ-ᱟ᱾
10. ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲ ᱠᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱵᱚᱸᱜᱟ ᱵᱩᱨᱩ ᱨᱮᱫᱚ ᱪᱮᱞᱮ ᱵᱚᱸᱜᱟᱣᱟᱜ ᱦᱚ ᱢᱩᱴᱷᱟᱹᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱟᱝ ᱛᱟᱦᱮ ᱱᱟ᱾ ᱚᱱᱟ ᱵᱚᱫᱚᱞ ᱛᱮ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱴᱟᱝ ᱦᱟ.ᱛᱤ ᱟᱨ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱴᱟᱝ ᱥᱟᱫᱚᱢ ᱟᱜ ᱢᱩᱴᱷᱟ.ᱱ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱱᱟ᱾
11. ᱦᱟ.ᱛᱤ ᱟᱨ ᱥᱟᱫᱚᱢᱟᱜ ᱢᱩᱴᱟ.ᱱ ᱵᱚᱸᱜᱟ ᱵᱩᱨᱩ ᱚᱠᱛᱚ ᱫᱚᱦᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱛᱮᱛᱮᱫ ᱫᱚ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ— ᱥᱟᱫᱚᱢ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱟᱯᱟᱭ ᱰᱟᱦᱟᱨ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱤᱯᱚᱫᱽ ᱟᱯᱚᱫᱽ ᱠᱚᱭ ᱵᱩᱡᱽ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜ-ᱟ, ᱟᱨ ᱦᱟ.ᱛᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱚᱠᱟ ᱠᱟᱛᱷᱟ ᱦᱚ ᱵᱟᱭ ᱦᱤᱲᱤᱧᱟ ᱥᱟᱱᱟᱢ ᱠᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱵᱩᱜᱮ ᱵᱟ.ᱲᱤᱡ ᱩᱭᱦᱟ.ᱨ ᱫᱚᱦᱚ ᱠᱟᱜ ᱟᱭ᱾
12. ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲ ᱠᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱵᱤᱱᱛᱤ ᱠᱟᱛᱷᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱯᱟ.ᱦᱤᱞ ᱟ.ᱫ ᱨᱮᱱ ᱢᱟᱱᱣᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱚᱸᱜᱟ ᱵᱩᱨᱩ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱟᱝ ᱠᱚ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣ ᱟᱠᱟᱫ ᱠᱚᱣᱟ᱾ ᱯᱟ.ᱦᱤᱞ ᱨᱮᱱ ᱟ.ᱫ ᱢᱟᱱᱣᱟ ᱯᱤᱞᱪᱩ ᱦᱟᱲᱟᱢ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱤᱞᱪᱩ ᱵᱩᱲᱦᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱦᱟᱸᱥ ᱦᱟᱸᱥᱞᱤ ᱟᱜ ᱵᱮᱞᱮ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱠᱤᱱ ᱦᱚᱯᱚᱱ ᱞᱮᱱᱟ᱾
13. ᱵᱤᱱᱛᱤ ᱠᱟᱛᱷᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱵᱟᱲᱟᱭ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱡᱮ ᱵᱚᱸᱜᱟᱸ ᱵᱩᱨᱩ ᱠᱚᱫᱚ ᱫᱟᱲᱟᱱ ᱢᱮᱱ ᱛᱮ ᱢᱚᱧᱪᱚ ᱯᱩᱨᱤ ᱨᱮᱫᱚ ᱠᱚ ᱟᱲᱜᱳ ᱦᱮᱡ ᱞᱮᱱᱟ᱾
14. ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲ ᱠᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱡᱷᱚᱛᱚ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱝ ᱯᱟᱨᱟᱵ ᱥᱚᱦᱨᱟᱭ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱦᱩ ᱢᱮᱨᱚᱢ ᱠᱚ ᱥᱟᱨᱦᱟᱣ ᱞᱟ.ᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱮ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
15. ᱵᱷᱟᱨᱚᱛ ᱫᱤᱥᱚᱢ ᱨᱮ ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲ ᱠᱚᱫᱚ ᱯᱮ ᱟᱱᱟᱜ ᱴᱷᱟᱶ ᱦᱟᱢᱮᱴ ᱠᱟᱛᱮᱜ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱟᱠᱟᱫ ᱠᱚᱣᱟ ᱠᱚᱪᱮ ᱠᱟᱬᱵᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱜᱳᱱᱰ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱤᱞ ᱡᱟ.ᱛᱤ ᱨᱮᱱ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱠᱚ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ᱾
16. ᱢᱟᱜᱷ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱯᱩᱭᱞᱩ ᱢᱟᱦᱟ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲ ᱠᱚ ᱱᱟᱣᱟ ᱥᱮᱨᱢᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱮᱠᱷᱟᱭᱟ᱾
17. ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱠᱚ ᱯᱟ.ᱦᱤᱞ ᱨᱮᱱ ᱜᱚᱲᱦᱚᱱᱤᱭᱟ. ᱠᱚ ᱛᱟᱦᱮ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱭ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱪᱮ ᱠᱟᱬᱵᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱟᱯᱟᱵ ᱠᱚᱠᱚ ᱜᱚᱲᱦᱚᱱ ᱞᱮᱫ ᱛᱟᱦᱮ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
18. ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲ ᱠᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱵᱚᱸᱜᱟ ᱵᱩᱨᱩ ᱴᱷᱟᱶ ᱠᱚᱨᱮᱜ ᱫᱟᱜ ᱦᱮᱸᱫᱮ ᱨᱚᱝ ᱵᱮᱣᱦᱟᱨ ᱥᱮ ᱦᱚᱨᱚᱜ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱟᱱᱟ ᱜᱮᱭᱟ᱾ ᱦᱮᱸᱫᱮ ᱨᱚᱝ ᱫᱚ ᱚᱥᱩᱵᱷᱚ ᱠᱚ ᱢᱚᱱᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ᱾
19. ᱵᱚᱸᱜᱟ ᱵᱩᱨᱩ ᱠᱟ.ᱢᱤ ᱦᱚᱨᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱦᱤᱭᱟ.ᱞᱤ ᱫᱟᱲᱮ ᱮᱢ ᱫᱚ ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲ ᱠᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱦᱤᱛ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱜᱮ ᱠᱟ.ᱢᱤ ᱜᱮ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱪᱮᱫᱟᱜ ᱥᱮ ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲ ᱥᱟᱶᱛᱟ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱠᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱵᱤᱥᱥᱟ.ᱥ ᱠᱟᱛᱷᱟ ᱛᱟᱦᱮ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱡᱮ— ᱟᱵᱚ ᱡᱟᱦᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱵᱚᱱ ᱡᱚᱢᱟ, ᱚᱱᱟ ᱠᱚᱜᱮ ᱵᱚᱸᱜᱟ ᱵᱩᱨᱩ ᱠᱚᱦᱚ ᱠᱚ ᱡᱚᱢᱟ᱾
20. ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲ ᱥᱟᱶᱛᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱥᱮᱸᱫᱽᱨᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱦᱟᱦᱟᱲᱟ ᱟᱱᱟᱜ ᱟ.ᱱ ᱟ.ᱨᱤ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱪᱮᱫᱟᱜ ᱥᱮ ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱠᱚᱫᱚ ᱥᱮᱸᱫᱽᱨᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱢᱮᱱᱮᱫ ᱢᱮᱱᱛᱮ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱷᱚᱸᱫᱽᱨᱚᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱟ.ᱭᱟᱠᱟ.ᱣᱼᱟ᱾ ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱠᱚ ᱴᱷᱮᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱥᱮᱸᱫᱽᱨᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱯᱟᱱᱛᱷᱟ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱟᱣᱟ ᱠᱟᱛᱷᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱵᱟᱲᱟᱭ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ, ᱱᱟᱣᱟ ᱴᱚᱴᱷᱟ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱟᱨ ᱱᱟᱣᱟ ᱱᱟᱣᱟ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱠᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱟ.ᱱ ᱟ.ᱨᱤ ᱠᱚ ᱵᱟᱲᱟᱭ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜᱟ᱾
21. ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲ ᱥᱟᱶᱛᱟ ᱨᱮᱫᱚ ᱡᱟᱱᱟᱢ ᱢᱟᱦᱟ ᱥᱮ ᱵᱟᱯᱞᱟ ᱢᱟᱦᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱟᱝ ᱠᱚ ᱢᱟᱱᱟᱣᱼᱟ᱾ ᱢᱮᱱ ᱠᱷᱟᱱ ᱚᱠᱛᱚ ᱥᱟᱶᱛᱮ ᱛᱟᱞ ᱫᱚᱦᱚᱭ ᱞᱟ.ᱜᱤᱫ ᱟᱭᱢᱟ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱠᱚ ᱱᱟᱦᱟᱜ ᱥᱟᱱᱟᱢᱟᱜ ᱢᱟᱦᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱢᱟᱱᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ ᱮᱛᱚᱦᱚᱵ ᱟᱠᱟᱫᱟ᱾
22. ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱠᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱯᱟ.ᱨᱤᱥ ᱠᱚᱫᱚ ᱯᱟ.ᱦᱤᱞ ᱨᱮ ᱟᱠᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱠᱟ.ᱢᱤ ᱦᱚᱛᱮ ᱛᱮ ᱠᱚ ᱮᱢᱟᱫ ᱠᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱠᱚ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱡ᱾ ᱡᱮᱞᱮᱠᱟ ᱥᱚᱨᱮᱱ ᱠᱚᱫᱚ ᱠᱚ ᱛᱟᱦᱮ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱥᱤᱯᱟ.ᱦᱤ ᱟᱨ ᱦᱟᱸᱥᱫᱟ ᱠᱚᱫᱚ ᱠᱚ ᱛᱟᱦᱮ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱩᱫᱷᱩᱞ᱾
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