Women's in our family, Society (Reflection)
A mother in Naga society is considered lucky if she has a baby girl as the first child. It is said that the more girls she has, the more relief she gets in doing the odd jobs in the house.
Women play an equally important role in the Naga family. Educating the children, growing vegetables, and do the entire family work such as feeding to the children, domestic animals and wash, weaves clothes for the family and for various purposes.
She is as virile, strong, and actives as men working in the paddy fields too. Both husband and wife are co-workers with equal rights and dignity in their own spheres of work, men for fields, women for both fields, and kitchen.
Everybody works according to his ability and nobody begs from anybody. Such, there are no beggars even today in Naga society.
The woman was like an ambassador, mediator, enjoyed full diplomatic immunity. Nobody could lay hands on her. She was called the Peace Maker, the bearer of the torch of peace and Red Cross bearer of Naga Inter Village war.
The role of women in Naga society is very immense. however, some social restrictions were there in our customary law.
#Woman cannot become a priest.
#Woman cannot sit crossed-legged
#woman cannot put her leg on men
#Woman cannot touch spears and shields which are men's domain
#Women cannot wear Haora, Male shawls.
#Woman cannot join the hunting party
#Woman cannot inherit the father's landed property.
Women could influence in many ways directly or indirectly in politics, diplomacy through the village councilors, or at least through their husbands. there are many examples where women took the lead in social movement, politics... In every village state, there were some women who were deeply involved in social reforms and social services.
A mother in Naga society is considered lucky if she has a baby girl as the first child. It is said that the more girls she has, the more relief she gets in doing the odd jobs in the house.
Women play an equally important role in the Naga family. Educating the children, growing vegetables, and do the entire family work such as feeding to the children, domestic animals and wash, weaves clothes for the family and for various purposes.
She is as virile, strong, and actives as men working in the paddy fields too. Both husband and wife are co-workers with equal rights and dignity in their own spheres of work, men for fields, women for both fields, and kitchen.
Everybody works according to his ability and nobody begs from anybody. Such, there are no beggars even today in Naga society.
The woman was like an ambassador, mediator, enjoyed full diplomatic immunity. Nobody could lay hands on her. She was called the Peace Maker, the bearer of the torch of peace and Red Cross bearer of Naga Inter Village war.
The role of women in Naga society is very immense. however, some social restrictions were there in our customary law.
#Woman cannot become a priest.
#Woman cannot sit crossed-legged
#woman cannot put her leg on men
#Woman cannot touch spears and shields which are men's domain
#Women cannot wear Haora, Male shawls.
#Woman cannot join the hunting party
#Woman cannot inherit the father's landed property.
Women could influence in many ways directly or indirectly in politics, diplomacy through the village councilors, or at least through their husbands. there are many examples where women took the lead in social movement, politics... In every village state, there were some women who were deeply involved in social reforms and social services.
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