Santals are generous and thoughtful, during formal occasion
it is common for the people to greet with traditional verbal greeting of 'Johar'. When a person visit Santal house, he
is asked to have sit then woman of the house brings a brass pot filled with
water and put in front of him. Then each member of the house greet him with
'God-Johar' also called 'Dobo Johar'. It is a common hand gesture to show
respect to the elders and God.
There are various types of 'God/Dobo Johar' for elders and
younger and have different way of doing for man and woman.
Some Basic Etiquttes
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Elder First
Santals highly value and respect the wisdom that come with age. When eating they're served first .Even during village meeting, Elders mostly old aged Santal Men/Women are consulted. They are regarded as the person of guidance who possess ancestry wisdom,they know more songs than anybody in village.And hence they are called 'Hadam' and 'Budhi' respectively.
- Traditional Attire
- Words of Welcome