Socio-Economicand Cultural Activities of Magar Community (A Case Study of Jeetpur-5, Ilam)

Abstract

The ethnicity base study was needed in this modern concept. Where theresearcher can really experience to any ethnicity in rural area. This studygives the real pictures of socio, economic andcultural activities of Magarcommunity in Jeetpur VDCward no. 5, Ilam. The study was based on both primary and secondary data. Morespecifically it was based on primary data and information whichwascollected by researcher himself with the help of different data collectiontools and techniques.11 households heads and 55 population were takenby forsample size from the Magar community of Jeetpur-5 Ilam and 11house headsfrom each house were interviewed. For this purpose simplerandom sampling method been used in survey for Magar’s Community.The secondarysource of data and information has also been used whenever they needed. The Magar Community was rich in culture, tradition. The Magar’s in thisstudy area are Hindus but in the other parts of Nepal must of Magars areBuddhist. In this study area the Magars are celebrate the festivals samelike the Brahimns, Chhetries. They celebrate Dashin, Tihar, Teej etc.They follow their tradition strictly but now days it became lose. Most ofMagars follow their traditional treatment system like DhamiJhakri. The traditional occupation of Magar’s was agriculture,hunting, raisinganimals etc. But now days they have only agriculture also some younggeneration was began to foreign countries and some were works inI/NGO’s. But the all of their economic condition was not equal.In this way this community is socially, culturally and economicallydiverse. Thus it was necessary to developed for learn more about theMagar’s Community in this area as shown by the output of the research