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Culture of Jashpur


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Minj,Lakra,Tirkey etc.).Their surname should not be the same ,and no one get married in the same surname means Tirkey surname boy cannot marry with tirkey surname girl.This is the first identity of uraon cast.After the satisfactory introduction they make a new relation on the name of the aimed boy and girl.Now second round sharing of rice bear starts and they show their happy for the new relation .They sing and dance.All songs has a step of ceremony up to the end of marriage function .Songs sang at the marriage time can't be sung at the time of making new relation .This is the second Identity of  Uraon culture.



 Now some ceremonial steps are being cut off due to the functional expenditure. But three steps would never be stopped and are First engagement Second Lotapani (Mangni) and the third Marriage. In Uraon culture's marriage ,Boy goes to bring her groom with a "Barat".If the groom family is unable to manage at any step, Bridge side helps either by money or whatever they need. This is the Third Identity of the Uraon culture.There is no any dowry system .



Dance

Uraon cultural dance is really a very good example of the Unity ,affection and majority.All male and females are chained with hands and dance together either day or night depending on the joyous ceremony.Karma is danced from July to the end of October up to the midnight of Diwali.After this whole the remaining year they dance called as jalsa dance
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