Khaoroma Jukuba (Frog Wedding)
There was a belief in the Dimasa community that when there was drought in the ancient times Dimasa people performed frog wedding for rain. The villagers made mandap, did all the puja needed for the ceremony. the villagers brought a pair of frogs and the frogs were dressed up as bride and groom. The groom comes to the bride’s house and gets married after that by playing khrum-muri (traditional drum and a long wooden pipe musical instrument) they farewell the bride and groom. After bidding farewell to the bried’s family they left for groom’s place. The ritual followed in the frog wedding is similar to the normal weddings. This ritual is followed by Joypur villagers till today.
In the ancient time it is believed by the Dimasa community that frog wedding makes god happy and it gave them more rain. Long back whenever there is delay in monsoon or there is drought-like situation in the villages, the villagers used to performed the frog wedding. The rituals that are followed in the frog wedding is just like any other wedding. Other than frog wedding Dimasa community also believe that if they sings songs of Dishrudi (Dimasa princess), it rains.
Line to line translation of the interview on frog wedding by Dipankar Hagjer is given below:
Monali: Eraha nadi jakha ning kisa sanitihakade hamnangmu.
Dipankar Hagjer: Ebo jukutai de khaoroma jukuba thiyaba, ebo jini Dima jadi ha manang gadaniprang jini Dimasarao ni lonma dongba sayung dungkade jing ede jukulaire oleibaha lonma dongre tikala jing eleinung hadi bo hajaolabase odebani jing duha nishine majangsi punusopuya tikabo marsi-marsa bedehe no shongba ode jasosi jing olei klaire, tikabo go gibin nolainiprang gibin nolai olei hisab ha thangma phaima tikala eraha damon jama koina ni noha thanghi lahi phaima, olei tikala khram jang murijang thanmgleima ode oleibaha masainjik rajapthai dongkala rajaplama odehe naga mala kushi danglama oleibaha go marsi-marsa bede jukhure ode jasosi jukhumago, olei jahi jini lonthai dongba hadi bo hare, sayung dungbaha jing ode slamlaire go jini Dima jadi. Ebokhe garhi bo, rajapba ringyarao mama Dishrudini rajapthaikhe rajapre tikade hadi bo hare bo bo jini masi lonma dong. Dimasaraoni bisingha mama Dishrudi ni rajapthaikhe bo rajapre ode ebo khaoroma jukuyaba ke bo jukurire, go ode klaihi.
Monali: Nini bumu la bedehe?
Dipankar: Ani bumula Dipankar Hagjer.
Monali: Dei, Thank you.
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