write briefly about the religious environment
in the North East
sceligi sees onvironment
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The north-eastern region has various ancient traditions of spiritualism that are followed by the indigenous people and are known as animism, syncretism, or ancestor worshipping – they believe in cosmic oneness where everything is considered to be one. ... The Munda, Khamba, Khamti and Singpho people are mostly Buddhist.
Ans: During the ancient time. Hinduism was the predominant religion of the North Fast region. It was practiced in Assam, Tripura, and Manipur Vaishnavism got developed in the 15th century in Assam and soon it spread to Manipur. As a result, majority of the Meites people of Manipur are followers of Chaitanya cult. The impact of Vaishnav religion is seen in every aspect of Manipuri culture, folk dance, folk songs, musical instruments, literature, etc. Many Manipuris stilltallow Anim however, sull follow Animism. Majority of the people of Tripura are also Hindus and impact of Bengali culture is seen here. The Khasis, Garos and Jaintias, the tribes of Meghalaya got converted to Christianity from 1830, duirng British rules, and today more than 70 per cent of the population of the state are Christ Christians Similarly, majority of the people of the state of Mizoram are Christians although there are some groups that follow Buddhism and Hinduism. But unfortunately, after converting to Christianity Mizo communities lost many aspects of their traditional culture including their festivals. However since 1973, there has been an attempt in Mizoram to restart the traditional festival called 'Chapchar Kut. They have also started some attempts to revive many other traditional dance forms, folk songs, music and community festivals. Majority of the people of Nagaland also follow Christianity. But they have not given up their traditional customs and practices. The people of Arunachal Pradesh follow Hinduism, Christianity, Buddhism, etc. , but some also practice Animist traditions. The religious environment of north east displays religious harmony among the people of the region Assam