Context:
People for Ethical Treatment of Animals have mounted a legal challenge against the practises of buffalo and bulbul fighting in the Guwahati High Court.
Moh Juj:
- Moh Juj – Traditional buffalo-fight
- Celebrated in – Assam
- Introduced by – Ahom king Swargadeo Rudra Singha
- Part of – Assam’s Magh Bihu
Bulbul Fighting:
- Celebrated at – Hayagriva Madhava Temple in Hajo, Assam
- Dedicated to – Lord Vishnu
- Dates back to – Ahom kings
- Part of – Magh Bihu festival
Magh Bihu Festival:
- Magh Bihu – Harvesting festival
- State – Assam.
- Also known as – Bhogali Bihu or Maghor Bihu
- Celebrated during – Month of Magh which falls in January
- History – Dimasa Kacharis tribe is known to be the festival’s first-known ancestors.
- Rituals – Celebrated over 2 days
- 1st day – Uruka or Bihu eve – Meiji (bonfire) is burnt with people singing Bihu songs
- 2nd day – Magh Bihu – People play traditional Assamese games like Tekeli Bonga (pot-breaking) and buffalo fighting.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA):
- PETA – Animal-rights group
- Based in – Mumbai
- Significance –Entered the Limca Book of Records as the largest animal rights organization
- Activities – Filed petition challenging Jallikattu
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Source: The Indian Express
Previous Year Question
Every year, a month-long ecologically important campaign/festival is held during which certain communities/tribes plant saplings of fruit-bearing trees. Which of the following are such communities/tribes?
[UPSC Civil Service Exam – 2014 Prelims]
(a) Bhutia and Lepcha
(b) Gond and Korku
(c) Irula and Toda
(d) Sahariya and Agariya
Answer: (b)
