Whole India is celebrating the divine ritual of Makarsakraanti
Santhal tribal people are no different
they are celebrating "pus sakraat" festival of rejoice
Pus is a month in santhal calender. pus sakraat is celebrated at very last day of pus month.
throughtout the month of Pus santhal people enjoy going out to picnic to enjoy
some people might go to famous picnic spot cook and eat at places whereas some go in periphery of the village
like a riverbank and enjoy a picnic there.
some of the famous picnic spot are "Ajoydha hills, Mukutmonipur dam, Maithon dam"
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on the very day of Pus Sakraat people mostly men get early up in morning
getogether at riverbanks, lite fire and sing folk songs
some people especially children have bath in river and warm themselves around fire
"Tusu immersion"
Tusu or tusu bunga ( tusu lord) are the form of decorated structures made
by the santhali women
they are made out of paper , colors, decorative materials, flowers etc
each one want them to be more attractive more colourful
even in some villages they hold competitions of tusu making
on the day of Pus Sakraat "tusu structure" are worshiped
on early morning or eve they took them to any river an immerse it to it
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