Sarhul
sarhul spring festival indian state jharkhand symbol commencement new year festival celebrated three day rd day chaitra month sukla paksh chaitra purnima festival village priest pahan offer sacrifice flower fruit vermilion rooster tapan liquor sarna sun village deity ancestor good fortune village local dance holding flower sal tree according tradition also symbolises marriage earth sun important festival observed kurukh sadan among kurukh known khaddi lit flower kurukh known hadi bonga among bhumijs munda known baha parab among ho santal people sarhul nagpuri name festival sar sarai refers sal tree shorea robusta nagpuri hul mean collectively also grove symbolises celebrating nature sal alternative interpretation include • hul may refer revolution translates revolution sal flower • sar mean year hul mean begin symbolises beginning new year festival people worship sarna ploughing forbidden day people fast one day festival young people collect sal flower nearby forest catch crab fish occasion festival people go sarna beating dhol nagara madal people worship sal tree shalai flower sal tree offered deity village priest pahan sometimes called laya pujar offer sacrifice village deity sal flower fruit vermilion three rooster tapan liquor good fortune village pahan sacrifice three rooster different colour sun village deity ancestor pahan put water pot sarna next day forecast weather next year pahan distributes flower sal tree among villager people worship soul ancestor home offer different food offering food soul ancestor eat food sing dance beat dhol nagara mandar also drink rice beer handia since procession organised sarhul festival gumla procession people dancing near sarnasthal urban area middle class tribal activist reinvented nature festival sahul mark regional identity rural area limited thanksgiving deity several festival celebrated new year across india festival follows baha parab among kol ho santal people munda rongali bihu assam vaisakhi punjab india pohela boishakh west bengal india vishu kerala