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Thief Rituals
To make a thief is one of the major traditional practice among the deori community. In several occasion it is performed with different ways. It is believed that if there is drought in the village then making crook of Sakoni (coned bamboo net use to filter Rice Beer) and keep it hidden for sometime cause the rain.
Similarly, to shawl and place it standing in the pond, also cause the rain. The Deori people use to do these task because rain is the major supplements of irrigation and farming.
During the time of
Meji (wooden stall) in Bishu night, it is the tradition to steal the domestic animals like goat, duck, pig and hen etc. and sometime the attack place to vegetable gardens, fire woods and fisheries. This is the tradition so no one can blame the person as thief in lieu of that they had key responsibility to keep their belongings safe and secure way.
Facts of Deori