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[replace with] [replace with] Socio Economic Aspects: [replace with] [replace with] [replace with] [replace with] Livelihood: [replace with] Pankhos and Banajogis are farmers. The jhum system of farming is still [replace with] widely practised by them. Pankhos produce rice and other crops. But they [replace with] also do the work of procuring timber by felling trees in the forest. In all [replace with] these works women take part equally with men. Women also do the marketing. [replace with] Like Burmese and Assamese tribal women, Pankho women are hardworking and [replace with] enjoy a special place in the family. [replace with] [replace with] [replace with] Social System: [replace with] [replace with] Lifestyle: Rice is the staple [replace with] food of Pankhos and wine is their main drink. Meat is their favourite dish. [replace with] Although they eat the meat of goat, pig, dog, wild bull, wild fowl etc., the [replace with] flesh of tiger or chitah is forbidden for them. Men wear a piece of cloth [replace with] similar to the dhuti. Women wear a dress called pirhan, which is similar to [replace with] the dress of chakma women. A separate piece of cloth is tied on the upper [replace with] part of the body. These clothes are all woven at home. [replace with] [replace with] Family Structure: In the Pankho [replace with] community, the father is the head of a family. After the father's death, his [replace with] sons inherit his property and riches. [replace with] [replace with] Social Structure: The Pankho [replace with] people are divided into two clans: Pankho and Bhanjang. Pankhos allow [replace with] marriage between persons of different clans. After attainment of maturity [replace with] young men and women are married with their parents' consent. The rules and [replace with] rites of marriage are very similar to those of Kukis and Lusheis. Pankhos do [replace with] not practise child marriage. Divorce and remarriage of widows are allowed. [replace with] [replace with] Languages: Pankhos have their [replace with] own language, which is only spoken. The same is true about Banajogis also. [replace with] There is much similarity between the spoken languages of the two tribes. [replace with] There is no written form of their tongues. Nevertheless, there is no dearth [replace with] of songs in their languages, especially love songs. [replace with] [replace with] Rituals: Pankhos claim to be [replace with] Buddhists. But like many other aborigine people, they worship nature. The [replace with] name of their Creator is Patyen, who resembles Puthian, the Creator of [replace with] lusheis. There are many myths in the Pankho society about creation of the [replace with] Universe. After the Creator, Patyen, the next most important god they [replace with] worship is called Khojing, the Lord of the forest, who controls jhum [replace with] farming. Consequently, most puja offerings and rites of austerity are [replace with] dedicated to him. Tiger, the pet animal of Khojing, has a high place in the [replace with] eyes of Pankhos. The tradition of holding a dancing ceremony at the [replace with] beginning of Baisakh (April-May), the first month of the year is dedicated [replace with] to Khojing. Pankhos believe that Khojing's place is in the deep forest. The [replace with] main Khojing puja is held in Sraban (July- August). Khojing puja is [replace with] considered the biggest festival of the Pankho community. Both Pankhos and [replace with] Banajogis bury their dead. They have different styles of hair-dressing, [replace with] which reveal their distinct identity. However, many believe that Pankhos and [replace with] Banajogis are two branches of what was once one ethnic group. [replace with] [replace with] Culture: The unique culture of [replace with] Pankhos and Banajogis has developed through a combination of their religious [replace with] beliefs, social customs and ceremonies, pujas and festivals. Dance and songs [replace with] have nourished their culture. They are accustomed to bamboo dance, flower [replace with] dance and some other special kinds of dances and songs.  [Ahmad Rafiq] [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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