<h1>Wanchuwa festival&nbsp;</h1> <img src="https://sunyaias-resources.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/content/5223e14c-4168-11ec-9883-171ec78830e5.png"><h2> </h2><h2>Context:</h2> <ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Tiwa tribesmen perform their traditional dance as they take part in Wanchuwa Festival in Assam.</li></ul> <h2>About:</h2> <ul><li class="ql-align-justify">This festival is celebrated by Tiwa tribesmen to mark their good harvest.</li></ul> <ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Tiwa is also known as Lalung is an indigenous community inhabiting the states of Assam and Meghalaya and is also found in some parts of Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur.</li></ul> <ul><li class="ql-align-justify ql-indent-1">They are recognized as a Scheduled tribe within the state of Assam.</li></ul> <ul><li class="ql-align-justify">The people of the Tiwa tribe associate the bountiful harvest with the higher power from nature. This takes the form of pigs’ skulls and bones which act as deities and are preserved through many generations&nbsp;</li></ul>