History says the Juang tribe originated from the Gonasika Hills, near Keonjhar, at the source of the Baitarani River. They mostly emphasized on cultivation, especially pineapple and banana. Along with that were skilled at basket weaving. Juangs would exchange their baskets for salt, oil, food, money from the village traders. They primarily shift cultivators but depend on forest collections.
Juangs traditionally originated into strong corporate groups Barabhai, at the village level, Pirha, at the regional level. They have a youth dormitory cum community center called Manda ghar/Majang.
Juang used to be also known as Patuas, literally "leaf-wearers". Traditionally the women wore girdles of leaves,[6][7] while the men wore a small loincloth. The Juangs declare that the river goddess, emerging for the first time from the Gonasika rock, surprised a party of naked Juangs dancing, and ordered them to wear leaves, with the threat that they would die if they ever gave up the custom. The Juangs' weapons were the bow and arrow and a sling made entirely of cord.
They have a special name for their special Changu Dance and expertise in comb making.
Changu dance is a part of everyday life for all of the tribes, but it is considered closer to the Bhuyan tribe of Odisha
The Changu is the famous folk dance from the Eastern state of Orissa or now Odisha, of India. This dance is performed by almost all the regional tribal communities of Odisha that form almost one-fourth of the total population of the state. Even though the Changu dance is part of everyday life for all of the tribes, it is considered closer to the Bhuyan tribe of Odisha.The Changu dance also serves as a socially acceptable platform for the meeting of eligible bachelors in the village, since the dancers have to be strictly unmarried.
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