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What is the festival of beaters in India?
What is the festival of beaters in India?
The so-called Beating Festival is a festival in which wives beat their husbands, which can be regarded as a kind of peculiar festival in India.
This is also the only day of the year that Indian women with low social status can breathe out, so it is also known as the “Exhalation Festival”.
The origin is long and the grievance is deep
According to legend, a long time ago, there was a king Krishna in Nandegon, India, who often went to Barsana. On one occasion, the arrogant king mercilessly mocked his wife and her friends in Balsana. History does not record what the king said, which hurt the self-esteem of women so much, but these words he said greatly aroused the dissatisfaction of the local women.
Women are not easy to mess with. Wang’s wife and her friends were very angry, and they got together to discuss with each other. In the end, everyone “colluded” together and decided to give this arrogant Wang a little color, so that the He dared not underestimate women any longer. So, while the king was still proud of his own authority. Unexpectedly, one by one, the women found iron rods or big bamboo sticks, and without saying a word, they gathered around them and beat King Krishna severely. The poor king, who had a bruised nose and a swollen face, complained incessantly. In the end, the women couldn’t help but threw the king out of Barsana.
Since then, the impact of this incident has gradually expanded, and all the women were rejoicing when they heard the news, feeling an unprecedented high. Of course, men feel particularly ashamed and feel that the influence is very bad. However, after the unremitting efforts of women, this event was retained and gradually evolved into a grand festival, which has been spread in rural India, this is the beater festival.
Crazy “beater” event
It can be said that the three hundred and sixty-five days a year, the most long-awaited day for rural women in India is the Day of the Beaters.
Early in the morning, the whole village presented a beaming scene. Every family is busy, and the wives get up early to dress up, put on the most beautiful clothes that they are usually reluctant to wear, and even take out a well-preserved “beater stick”. The women’s faces were full of excitement, and they were all eager to try.
The husbands have gathered together, singing and dancing, playing percussion instruments, and marching in the mountain village all morning. Don’t worry, now is not the time, the husband and wife are still brewing a strong atmosphere all morning, waiting for the next good show to play. When the afternoon finally came, the husbands had to start preparing for the beatings. A yellow cloth is wrapped around the head, the whole body is covered with cloth, and a round buffalo leather shield decorated with colorful ribbons is prepared. Be bold.
The sound of the drums in the village is the official sign of “beating the husband”. As long as the drums beep, the husbands will hold buffalo leather shields and willow plates full of flowers on their heads, and they will walk into the village listlessly. Go to the “beater’s circle”. The wives who have been waiting for a long time have no patience and restraint any longer.
As soon as they saw the men walking into the village, they immediately rushed up with the “beater sticks” in their hands. In the beginning, a woman beat a man, and later, when she became addicted, the women beat each other no matter who their husbands were. If the husband of any family is usually too fierce and has a bad image among women, he will suffer more sticks on this day.
Of course, in the “beating circle”, there is no random beating. There must be a witness present to maintain it. If the witness sees a man who is beaten and can’t support it, he will tell the women to be merciful, and the beaten husbands are not allowed to any one. Shouting, not dodging, not making a sound, not screaming in pain, let alone resisting and fighting back, whoever tries to escape, or pretends to be incapable, is considered a coward. They walked while being beaten until they reached the square in the center of the village.
However, although the husband is domineering on weekdays, the wife may be resentful, but after all, she is kind and soft-hearted, and she will always show mercy. Therefore, for hundreds of years, the “beating festival” has never happened to kill people. The “beater” event ends at dusk, when doctors will come to treat the wounds of the men who have been beaten. In the evening, it is also an anecdote that the beaten husband has to express his gratitude to his wife in return.
Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. On the second day, the husband regained his dominant position in the family, and the wife was beaten and scolded again. No matter how much grievances and resentments the wife has, if she wants to take revenge, she will have to wait until the next year’s “beating the husband’s day”.
However, the world is really big, and there are all kinds of surprises. The wife who usually obeys her husband’s orders has the right to beat her husband with a bamboo stick on this day, but it is only limited to this day.
