Wangala festival is celebrated by which of the following tribes?

The correct answer is Garo tribe.

Key Points

• Known as the '100 Drum Festival', the Wangala Festival is a traditional festival in the northeastern Indian state of Meghalaya.
• The festival kicked off on November 12th, 2021.
• The festival lasts from two days to a week. 
• It is one of the most important festivals of the Garo Tribe.
• The tribesmen make sacrifices to please their god Saljong. 

Important Points

• The Wangala festival marks the end of a period of toil, that brings good results to the fields which also signifies the onset of winter.
• It is also celebrated in honour of the Sun God that marks the end of the long harvest season.
• Wangala is celebrated with different forms of dance.
• These dances are performed on the tunes of folk songs that are played on drums and primitive flute.
• Additionally, these flutes are made of buffalo horns.
• On the first day of the festival, people celebrate it with a ceremony called Ragula.
• This ceremony is performed in the house of the village’s chief.
• Then on the second day of celebration, which is called Kakkat, people begin the ceremony by dancing to the rhythms of long oval-shaped drums.
• In this celebration, young and old join together while men play the drums and women perform traditional dance forms. The dance form is known as Dama Dagota.

Additional Information

• ​Meghalaya:
  • Lok Sabha seats - 2.
  • Rajya Sabha seats - 1.
  • State Animal - Clouded leopard.
  • State Bird - Common hill myna.
  • National Parks - Balphakram National Park, Nokrek Ridge National Park.