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[replace with] [replace with] [replace with] [replace with] [replace with] [replace with] [replace with] [replace with] [replace with] [replace with] [replace with] [replace with] [replace with] [replace with] [replace with] [replace with] [replace with] [replace with] [replace with] [replace with] [replace with] [replace with] [replace with] [replace with] Rakhain, a small tribe [replace with] of arakan origin [replace with] belonging [replace with] to the Bhotbarmi community of the Mongoloids. Many consider that Rakhains [replace with] and their neighbours, marmas are in fact, the same tribe. The skull of [replace with] Rakhains is round, their nose is flat, they have black hair, they are [replace with] usually short in height, and their complexion is light brown. [replace with] [replace with] Historical Background: [replace with] A section of Rakhains started [replace with] living in ramu and its adjacent areas in chittagong hill tracts in the [replace with] fifteenth century. In the eighteenth century, many Rakhain people migrated [replace with] from their homeland in Arakan because of political turmoil and they [replace with] gradually settled in different areas of Chittagong Hill Tracts and [replace with] patuakhali. There were 4,049 Rakhains in the Patuakhali region in 1872. The [replace with] number increased to 16,394 in 1951, but reduced to 3,713 in 1979. The census [replace with] of 1991 recorded the number of Rakhain population in Bangladesh at about [replace with] 7,000. More than eighty per cent of them lived in Ramu, cox's bazar, [replace with] Bandarban, Manikchhari and Teknaf. [replace with] [replace with] [replace with] Social System: [replace with] [replace with] Rituals:  Though Buddhists [replace with] by religious faith, Rakhains, like other tribes and sub-tribes, believe in [replace with] superstitions, magic and supernatural powers. They lead very simple lives. [replace with] The birth anniversary of Gautam buddha is one of their major religious [replace with] ceremonies. They observe the spring festival and the Baishakhi, maghi [replace with] purnima and prabarana purnima. 'Sundrey' is their greatest community [replace with] festival and is observed for three days on the occasion of Chaitra Sankranti. [replace with] Everybody takes part in this festival. Young boys and girls sing songs and [replace with] perform dances in groups. [replace with] [replace with] Lifestyle:  The main [replace with] profession of Rakhains is farming. They also weave and make salt and [replace with] molasses. Both males and females take part in agricultural work. But women [replace with] take the leading role in livestock rearing and poultry. Some Rakhains are [replace with] involved in business and a few of them teach. Their diet includes rice, [replace with] fish, pulses and vegetables. Pork and dried fish are favourite foods. They [replace with] serve decorated pithas (cakes) and sweet rice porridge on ceremonial [replace with] occasion. [replace with] The common dress of Rakhain [replace with] men is the lungi and fatua while the women wear embroidered lungis and [replace with] blouses and also various types of ornaments on their bodies and flowers on [replace with] their heads. Marriage is a religious and social obligation in Rakhain [replace with] society. Generally marriages are arranged by guardians, but nowadays, love [replace with] marriages are also recognised. dowry is not accepted among Rakhains. Though [replace with] the father is the formal head of the family, both male and female members [replace with] have equal rights. Sons and daughters inherit parental property in equal [replace with] proportion. [replace with] [replace with] Language:  The language of [replace with] Rakhains belongs to the Bhotbarmi group of languages. Rakhain children start [replace with] their education at Buddhist Patshalas (primary school) or khyangs [replace with] (monastery). They receive both religious and linguistic education there. The [replace with] rate of literacy in the Rakhain community is very high and some of them are [replace with] highly educated. Rakhains burn the bodies after death and bury the remains. [replace with] The shraddha ceremony for the dead person is held after seven days from [replace with] death. [Ahmed Rafique] [replace with] [replace with] Source: [replace with] Banglapedia [replace with] [replace with] [replace with] [replace with] [replace with] [replace with] [replace with] TOP [replace with]

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