Sarna Din: The Tribal Christian Festival
Festivals

Sarna Din: The Tribal Christian Festival

Status · Anusandhāna
Source · Uncited
Period · Eternal

[BEGINNER] Sarna Din (meaning "Day of the Sacred Grove") is a tribal Christian festival observed primarily by Christian tribal communities in the tribal belt of Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha, and Assam in eastern India. The festival represents the syncretic combination of tribal animistic traditions with Christian faith — a festival that celebrates Christian identity while maintaining connection to tribal cultural roots. On Sarna Din, tribal Christians gather in "Sarna" (sacred groves — traditi