Sarhul

Sarhul is a spring festival in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is a symbol of commencement of the new year. The festival is celebrated for three days, from the 3rd day of Chaitra month in Sukla Paksh to Chaitra Purnima. In the festival, the village priest Pahan offers sacrifice of flowers, fruit, vermilion, rooster and tapan (liquor) in Sarna to Sun, village deity and ancestor for good fortune of the village. Then the locals dance holding flowers of the sal tree. [1][2][3] According to the tradition, it also symbolises marriage between the Earth and the Sun.[4] It is an important festival observed by the Kurukh and Sadan.[5] Among Kurukh it is known as Khaddi (lit. 'flower') in Kurukh.

People worshiping under holy sarna tree on the occasion of sarhul in outskirts of Ranchi, Jharkhand.

It is known as Hadi Bonga among the Bhumijs, Mundas.[6] It is known as Baha parab among the Ho and Santal people.[7]

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  3. ^ "सरहुल पर अनूठी परंपरा... झारखंड के इस गांव में खौलते तेल में हाथ डालकर बनाए जाते हैं पकवान". 3 April 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  4. ^ "'सरहुल' पर प्रकृति के रंग में रंग गया झारखंड, हर जगह निकल रही विशाल शोभा यात्राएं". zeenews. 4 April 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
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  6. ^ "साल वृक्ष की पूजा कर मांगी सुख-समृद्धि". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 2022-08-19.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference Prabhat khabar1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).