Bhil - The Archers

The Culture Of Bhils

In the Olden days the Bhils used to live in hive like huts on isolated hill tops, living there for a few weeks and then constructing a new one. But now, they leave the huts only if a major disease breaks out or if the hut is considered inauspicious. Some of them have also begun to live in bricked houses. For the dresses, men wear turbans, waistcoat and a coat whereas the women wear saris ( a five - meter long cloth draped around the body).

They have different ceremonis for birth, death, marriage and divorce. For the various ceremonies they either worship the Lion or the mother nature in the form of wild. The affinity of Bhils to the wild nature attributes to their generations being here for centuries. They have kept with the tradition.

Bhils follow Polygamy. A women is open to marry a man of her choice even after her marriage. They have a Paternal Family System' system in which the family considers the joint family as the major force of life. However in Bhils, the women, sons and daughters are free to lead their own lives.There is a tradition of adapting children in this society.