Observational Performance Review of Wangala, A Ritual-based Festival of Contemporary Garo Society
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Due to the diverse geographical location, different ethnic groups live in different parts of Bangladesh. They have different ritual based performances. Garo community is a rich ethnic group. The main festival of the Garo people, One Gala, which is the religious festival of their original family (Sangsarek) tradition, has been traditionally celebrated for thousands of years. The festival has undergone drastic changes after the modern society became reality and converted to religion. An exceptional style of ritual can be observed in the customs and rituals. An attempt has been made to highlight the Wangala festival in the light of the contemporary perspective and reality observation style. Basically, the framework of this article has been analyzed in the form of field survey, visit to the residence of the Garo nation and intensive cultural interaction. This research paper has been created to bring out the rich historical myth of Garo Dakbewal through close time research in narrative theory and data construction. Observational methods and limited data have reduced the scope of the research paper but in the main extract it is a structured Wangala through a continuous arrangement of original and authentic data. The overall picture of contemporary contours has been mapped from the beginning.
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