Bhagoriya Mela | Bhagoria festival of Adivasi dance and song | Bhagoria 2023 | भगोरिया हाट मेला

Bhagoriya Mela | Bhagoria festival of Adivasi dance and song | Bhagoria wife mela | भगोरिया हाट मेला
Bhagoria Haat Festival which is a tribal wife festival of Bhil tribe is found to be celebrated in Madhya Pradesh in India.

‘Bhagoria’ is a vibrant carnival which is celebrated by various tribes like Bhil and Bhilalas.
This is one of the oldest festivals greatly admired in the regions like Jhabua, Dhar, Alirajpur and Khargone of Madhya Pradesh.
The fair is celebrated just before Holi wherein people apply ‘gulal’ to each other and tap their feet dancing and singing to their traditional tribal tunes.
In the popular parlance, the name Bhagoria refers to Bhag. This literally means to run away or elope, basically a time when boys run away with the girls they like.
Another legend is that the first hero and heroine of this festival were Bhav and Gauri. That is another name for Shiva and Parvati, this is how the festival gets its name.
In this festival, young Bhil Tribal boys express their love to the girl of their choice. If she accepts it, they elope away.
They stay in hiding until their families negotiate and agree to get them married once they come back.
Bhagoria has an agricultural significance attached to it. It commences with the end of harvesting season. The local people, therefore celebrate the festival to mark the completion of the same.
In the festival, young tribal people dressed up in colourful attires, playing the traditional instruments, singing and performing the regional dance at the haats.


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