Highlight the characteristics of the Vedic society briefly.
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Performing Havana or fire ritual: offering to fire was consider the utmost service to gods as agni was considered their messenger. “ agni dutam vrinimahe” . following our age old tradition , Havan is to be performed at the end if all pojas or worships.
Worshiping nature and its aspects: vedic people used to praise sun , moon , rivers , mountains , etc which were essential for their sustainability . following the same principles we worship surya narayan , chandraman, Ganga maiya ( mother Ganga ) , govardhan mountain, etc.
Using dance and music during rituals: the vedic were so found of songs and music that they had entire samavedam dedicated to it. Even today music and songs are integral part of worship . in rural areas were folk rituals dedicated to rural deities is performed , song , dance and music are a must.
Specific themes of songs: since , I belong to Bihar so I was luky enough to hear and understand folk songs sung at occasions of chhath. One of the songs focused on arrangements for marriage ceremony of goddess chhathi. It must be noted that even rigged contains a set of mantras dedicated to marriage of surya and sangya. There are a lot of songs composed in question and answer type which is a format common to Veda.
Respecting women: the Vedas contain a lot of female figures revered as goddess and they also teach us to respect females . hence, we tend to respect them.
Last but not the least, worship gods designated as digpalas namely Indra , varun , soma, etc.