Tendong lho rumfat

“I choose the topic about Tandong Lho Rum Faat because i want to share our rituals to everyones”
Lha Tshering Lepcha

᰼ᰃᰨᰍᰪᰰ ᰋᰤᰦᰭᰎᰤᰬ ᰊᰪᰰᰃ᰷ᰥᰩᰵᰞᰨ ᰛᰪᰮᰑᰦᰳ ᰡᰬᰮᰢᰪᰵᰓᰫᰜᰦ ᰃᰪᰮ, ᰡᰫᰕᰦᰳᰍᰪᰃᰨ ᰃᰴ ᰃᰨ ᰃᰪᰰᰀᰦ ᰀᰦᰚᰫᰠᰦ ᰣᰦᰠᰶ-ᰣᰦᰑᰦᰳᰎᰴᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰌᰪᰰ ᰉᰬᰳᰡᰴᰜᰦ ᰃᰪᰮ.
ᰜᰦ ᰇᰧᰛᰧᰵᰶ ᰜᰬᰱᰆᰦ

“We have collected all the sources through our own village because in our Village Tendong-Lho-Rum-Faat is celebrated every year and that why we also knew a lots of things about Tendong-Lho-Rum-Faat.”
Lyangmit Lepcha

Knowledge keeper behind the expression

In Lingmoo village which is situated in Lingmoo South Sikkim.I ask to Ren Kunga Lepcha,he is male bongthing from the Samatongdenmoo clan, and his age is 68.

ᰊᰪᰰᰃ᰷ᰥᰩᰵᰞᰨ ᰛᰪᰮᰑᰦᰳ

ᰊᰪᰰᰃ᰷ᰥᰩᰵᰞᰨ ᰛᰪᰮᰑᰦᰳᰛᰬ ᰣᰤᰦᰠᰦ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰊᰧᰮᰶᰇᰫᰭᰓᰫ ᰀᰪᰲᰊᰳᰶᰀᰦᰳ ᰃᰪᰮ, ᰠᰛᰬᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰛᰤᰬᰰᰈᰨᰵᰜᰤᰦᰵᰠᰦ ᰛᰩᰵᰀᰪᰱᰠᰴᰍᰪᰰ ᰠᰪᰵᰢᰦᰮ ᰕᰣᰨ. ᰣᰦᰛᰬᰠᰦ ᰠᰫᰵᰜᰳᰶᰛᰬ ᰕᰤᰬᰯᰚᰴᰆᰬᰰᰓᰫ ᰗᰪᰮᰘᰳᰶ ᰊᰤᰬᰳ ᰃᰪᰮ, ᰠᰋᰦ ᰛᰩᰵ ᰕᰧᰃᰧᰳᰠᰦ ᰉᰫᰋᰧᰵᰶᰠᰴᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰣᰦᰗᰩᰵ ᰊᰪᰰᰃ᰷ᰥᰩᰵ ᰞᰨᰍᰪᰰ ᰣᰦᰊᰧᰮᰶ ᰣᰫᰵᰍᰪᰱ, ᰝᰥᰤᰬᰰᰜᰳᰶᰀᰦ ᰠᰪᰭᰉᰧᰮᰶ ᱄᱀ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰠᰨᰍᰦᰱ ᱄᱀ ᰜᰩᰮ ᰜᰫᰵᰋᰩᰲᰋᰨᰓᰫ ᰃᰪᰮ.

ᰛᰩᰵᰀᰪᰱᰠᰴᰍᰪᰰ ᰀᰪᰲᰊᰳᰶ ᰣᰦᰛᰬᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰗᰪᰭᰟᰧᰮᰶ ᰛᰤᰬᰰᰈᰨᰵ ᰊᰪᰰᰃ᰷ᰥᰩᰵᰞᰨ ᰌᰨᰀᰦ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰜᰤᰦᰵᰈᰫᰵ ᰌᰨᰠᰦ ᰣᰦᰠᰲᰶ-ᰠᰲᰶ ᰣᰦᰑᰥᰶᰎᰴᰀᰦ ᰠᰶ-ᰑᰦᰳ ᰢᰦᰮ ᰕᰣᰨ. ᰣᰦᰓᰥᰤᰦᰵ ᰊᰪᰰᰃ᰷ᰥᰩᰵᰛᰬ ᰛᰩᰵ ᰈᰩᰭᰛᰧᰵᰶᰜᰩᰮ ᰌᰫᰳᰋᰨᰓᰫ ᰠᰛᰬᰛᰬ ᰜᰫᰵᰅᰦᰰᰓᰫ ᰣᰦᰛᰩᰵᰠᰦ ᰞᰨᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰌᰦᰯᰡᰨ.

ᰀᰪᰲᰊᰳᰶ ᰣᰦᰛᰬᰛᰬ ᰎᰪᰲᰟᰧᰮᰶ ᰜᰦᰟᰨᰀᰦ ᰠᰶ ᰠᰫᰵᰡᰨ, ᰣᰦᰛᰬ ᰠᰫᰵᰃᰦᰳᰓᰫᰛᰬ ᰣᰦᰕᰦᰭᰜᰩᰮ ᰃᰤᰬᰂᰩ ᰃ᰷ᰥᰪᰱᰂᰪᰳᰋᰨᰓᰫ ᰃᰪᰮ. ᰣᰶᰍᰪᰰ ᰕᰦᰳᰓᰦ ᰊᰪᰰᰃ᰷ᰥᰩᰵ ᰞᰨ ᰛᰪᰮᰑᰦᰳ ᰀᰪᰊᰳᰶᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰣᰦᰊᰧᰮᰶ ᰠᰫᰵᰘᰳᰶ ᰊᰧᰮᰶᰛᰬ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰠᰦᰭᰙᰩᰵᰌᰤᰬᰱ ᰅᰭᰶᰌᰤᰮᰶ ᰚᰦᰵᰍᰬ ᰠᰫᰵᰡᰨ.

ᰀᰪᰲᰊᰳᰶ ᰣᰦᰛᰬᰀᰦ ᰕᰪᰛᰩ ᰠᰴᰍᰪᰰ ᰊᰪᰰᰃ᰷ᰥᰩᰵ ᰞᰨᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰠᰦᰢᰨ ᰊᰩᰱᰡᰨ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰆᰧᰰᰜᰩᰱ ᰜᰤᰶᰡᰨ, ᰃᰤᰦᰱᰘᰳᰶᰀᰦ ᰀᰪᰲᰊᰳᰶ ᰣᰦᰛᰬᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰛᰤᰬᰰᰈᰨᰵᰠᰦ ᰗᰪᰭᰟᰧᰮᰶᰜᰬᰮ ᰍᰦᰮᰗᰪ ᰝᰥᰨᰮᰀᰦ ᰠᰫᰵᰡᰨ. ᰊᰪᰰᰃ᰷ᰥᰩᰵᰞᰨ ᰛᰪᰮᰑᰦᰳ ᰣᰦᰛᰬᰛᰬ ᰣᰦᰠᰮᰶ ᰣᰦᰝᰤᰩᰯ ᰠᰶᰘᰳᰶ ᰊᰧᰮᰶᰛᰬᰀᰦᰳ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰣᰦᰑᰦᰳ ᰣᰦᰜᰤᰩᰳᰃᰪᰮ. ᰣᰦᰠᰶ ᰣᰦᰛᰬᰛᰬ ᰝᰤᰬᰰᰘᰳᰶᰀᰦ ᰀ᰷ᰥᰧᰓᰧᰶᰀ᰷ᰥᰬᰰ ᰜᰦᰟᰨᰠᰦ ᰀᰦᰲᰗᰪ ᰍᰦᰵᰡᰧᰰ ᰀᰪᰲᰊᰳᰶᰠᰦ ᰘᰶ ᰣᰦᰛᰬᰛᰬ- ᰎᰪᰲᰟᰧᰮᰶ ᰜᰦᰟᰨᰀᰦ ᰘᰪᰳᰢᰦᰮ ᰋᰨᰕ.

ᰗᰧᰱᰜᰧᰶᰀᰩᰯ, ᰣᰫᰵᰍᰪᰱᰠᰪᰵᰛᰬ ᰃᰤᰦᰱᰘᰳᰶᰀᰦ ᰣᰦᰓᰥᰤᰦᰵ ᰊᰦᰲᰅᰦᰰᰓᰫ ᰠᰪᰵᰀᰦᰳ ᰉᰧᰶᰋᰨ ᰠᰋᰦᰛᰬ ᰃᰤᰦᰀᰦᰲᰜᰤᰦᰵᰀᰦ ᰃᰪᰰᰜᰤᰬᰰ ᰍᰝᰦᰰᰕᰫ ᰟᰧᰠᰍᰫᰠᰦ ᰣᰦᰑᰊᰦᰲ ᰍᰪᰰ ᰀᰪᰲᰠᰫᰭᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰕᰦᰳᰡᰨ ᰣᰦᰭᰊᰦᰲᰀᰦ ᰣᰫᰵᰍᰪᰰ ᰟᰧᰌᰧᰭ ᰣᰬᰙᰀᰦ ᰣᰧᰳᰏᰶᰋᰨᰓᰫᰜᰩᰮ ᰃᰤᰶᰢᰪᰵ ᰃᰪᰮ. ᰃᰤᰦᰱᰘᰳᰶ ᰣᰫᰵᰍᰪᰱ ᰠᰪᰵᰎᰴᰛᰬ ᰛᰪᰮᰠᰦ ᰎᰥᰤᰦᰌᰪᰰ ᰋᰨᰢᰪᰵ ᰃᰪᰮ. ᰣᰫᰵᰍᰪᰱ ᰠᰪᰵᰀᰦ ᰜᰫᰵᰊᰤᰬᰰ ᰜᰤᰬᰮᰎᰰᰶ ᰉᰧᰶᰋᰨ ᰠᰛᰬᰝᰪᰍᰪᰰ ᰌᰪᰭᰈᰩᰵ ᰕᰦᰳᰋᰨ ᰠᰛᰬᰜᰩᰮ ᰊᰦᰲᰠᰩᰵᰜᰳᰶ ᰣᰦᰯᰀᰦᰳᰠᰦ ᰣᰦᰃᰬᰭ ᰅᰫᰰᰡᰴ ᰊᰰᰶᰀᰦ ᰠᰜᰨᰮ ᰃᰨᰛᰫᰵᰜᰦ ᰊᰪᰰᰃ᰷ᰥᰩᰵ ᰞᰨ ᰛᰪᰮᰑᰦᰳᰠᰦ ᰣᰫᰵᰍᰪᰱᰛᰬ ᰛᰪᰵᰠᰲᰶ ᰣᰫᰵᰍᰪᰱᰠᰪᰵ ᰎᰴᰜᰤᰬᰰ ᰀᰦᰮ ᰕᰌᰫᰭ-ᰕᰜᰤᰨᰭᰍᰬ , ᰃᰤᰦᰱᰘᰳᰶᰀᰦ ᰠᰪᰭᰌᰪᰮᰠᰦ ᰣᰫᰵᰍᰪᰱ ᰠᰪᰵᰛᰤᰬᰮᰌᰨ ᰍᰩᰵᰓᰧᰶᰡᰨ. ᰡᰬᰰᰜᰦ ᰛᰤᰬᰰᰈᰨᰵᰠᰦ ᰛᰩᰵᰋᰨᰠᰪᰵ ᰀᰊᰦᰱ ᰍᰩᰵ ᰓᰧᰰᰃᰦᰳ ᰀᰪᰮᰌᰫᰵ ᰠᰪᰵᰎᰴ ᰙᰴ ᰠᰊᰤᰬᰳ ᰙᰦᰘᰩᰵ ᰎᰴ ᰣᰫᰵᰍᰪᰱᰀᰦ ᰘᰪᰳᰓᰫᰠᰴ ᰋᰩᰲ ᰃᰤᰶᰋᰨ ᰉᰧᰶ, ᰛᰩᰵ ᰠᰪᰵᰍᰪᰰ ᰠᰋᰦᰜᰦ ᰕᰪᰛᰩ ᰀᰦᰳᰠᰦᰜᰦ ᰣᰦᰓᰥᰤᰦᰵ ᰌᰪᰰᰋᰨ ᰕᰉᰧᰰᰍᰬ, ᰊᰫ ᰝᰪᰚᰫᰛᰬ ᰣᰫᰵᰍᰪᰱᰜᰩᰮ ᰊᰤᰰᰶ ᰜᰫᰵᰋᰩᰲ .

ᰛᰩᰵᰠᰪᰵᰀᰦ ᰋᰦᰮᰆᰵᰶᰎᰴᰛᰤᰬᰮᰜᰦ ᰜᰫᰵᰋᰩᰲᰋᰨᰓᰫ ᰌᰪᰰᰋᰨᰓᰫ ᰕᰉᰧᰰᰍᰬ, ᰠᰓᰦ ᰃᰤᰦᰱᰡᰨ ᰣᰫᰵᰍᰪᰱᰠᰪᰵᰎᰴᰀᰦ ᰋᰦᰮᰆᰵᰶᰎᰴᰛᰬ ᰜᰫᰵᰋᰩᰲᰋᰨᰓᰫ ᰣᰫᰵᰍᰪᰱ ᰊᰗᰳᰶᰀᰦ ᰌᰪᰰᰋᰨᰓᰫ ᰉᰧᰶ ᰕᰣᰨ.

ᰀᰦᰳᰜᰨᰰᰀᰩᰰ, ᰛᰩᰵ ᰠᰪᰵᰎᰴ ᰙᰴ ᰃᰤᰦᰱᰡᰨ ᰠᰊᰤᰬᰳ ᰠᰪᰵᰎᰴᰀᰦ ᰆᰫ,ᰞᰨᰠᰦ ᰣᰦᰋᰤᰦᰭᰀᰦ ᰃᰤᰶᰋᰨᰓᰫ ᰉᰧᰶ ᰕᰣᰨ. ᰑᰨᰠᰦ ᰃᰤᰬᰰᰜᰦ ᰛᰩᰵ ᰣᰫᰵᰍᰪᰱ ᰠᰪᰵᰙᰴ ᰣᰦᰜᰤᰨᰭ ᰉᰧᰶᰋᰨ ᰕᰣᰨ, ᰠᰛᰬ ᰓᰦᰚᰧᰓᰦᰯ (Bible) ᰣᰪᰰ ᰓᰬᰓᰧᰶᰜᰩᰍᰧᰚᰰᰶ (Babylonian) ᰠᰪᰵᰎᰴᰀᰦ ᰀᰣᰲᰶᰑᰨ (Dore) ᰣᰪᰰ ᰀᰦᰭᰑᰨ (Raven) ᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰣᰫᰵᰍᰪᰱ ᰡᰦᰱᰠᰩᰰ ᰍᰩᰰᰋᰨᰎᰫᰚᰴ ᰣᰨᰛᰬᰙᰴᰌᰨ ᰛᰩᰵᰠᰪᰵᰀᰦ ᰀᰝᰫᰯᰑᰨ (Partridye) ᰜᰫᰵᰋᰩᰲᰀᰦ ᰜᰦᰳᰢᰪᰵ ᰃᰪᰮ.

ᰣᰨᰜᰨᰮᰌᰨ ᰛᰩᰵᰠᰪᰵᰛᰬ ᰛᰪᰵᰠᰲᰶ ᰣᰫᰵᰍᰪᰱ ᰠᰪᰵᰎᰴ ᰛᰪᰮᰠᰦ ᰝᰥᰤᰪᰮᰗᰩ ᰚᰴ ᰕᰉᰧᰰᰍᰬ ᰡᰬᰰᰜᰦ ᰛᰩᰵ ᰣᰫᰵᰍᰪᰱᰠᰪᰵᰛᰬ ᰛᰪᰵᰉᰫ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰛᰪᰵᰉᰧᰳ ᰣᰪᰵᰕᰫᰠᰦ ᰜᰤᰬᰰᰇᰩ ᰣᰦᰛᰧᰵᰶ ᰓᰤᰩᰱ ᰘᰪᰳᰋᰨ ᰉᰧᰶ ᰕᰣᰨ.

ᰛᰩᰵ ᰋᰨᰠᰪᰵ ᰍᰦᰵᰡᰧᰰᰀᰦ ᰣᰫᰵᰍᰪᰱ ᰅᰫᰰ ᰡᰫᰕᰦᰳᰍᰪ ᰃᰨ ᰃᰴ ᰛᰪᰵᰉᰧᰳᰛᰬ ᰊᰃ᰷ᰥᰧᰶᰀᰦᰳ ᰅᰫᰰᰠᰦ ᰜᰤᰦᰵᰀᰦ ᰜᰧᰶᰋᰨᰓᰫ ᰗᰪᰮᰜᰤᰦᰵᰀᰦ ᰍᰝᰦᰰ ᰂᰤᰶ ᰕᰂᰪᰳᰢᰪᰵᰠᰦ ᰜᰤᰦᰵᰀᰦ ᰝᰪ ᰘᰪᰵ,ᰣᰫᰭᰍᰪ ᰊᰌᰨ ᰣᰧᰳᰛᰦᰮ ᰜᰤᰦᰵᰀᰦ ᰜᰩᰳᰟᰫᰵ ᰝᰥᰩᰵᰓᰦ ᰜᰤᰦᰵᰎᰴ ᰍᰪᰱᰓᰪ ᰝᰥᰩᰵ ᰢᰪᰵᰃᰪᰮ. ᰀᰦᰳᰕᰫ ᰛᰩᰵ ᰀᰪᰲᰊᰳᰶᰠᰦ ᰕᰤᰬᰯᰚᰴᰓᰫ ᰇᰩᰜᰤᰫ ᰡᰫ ᰉᰧᰶᰃᰩᰡᰬᰰ ᰠᰪᰭᰉᰧᰮ ᰣᰨᰛᰬᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰎᰩᰰᰀ᰷ᰥᰩᰭ ᰠᰪᰭᰉᰧᰮᰶ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰜᰤᰦᰵ ᰠᰪᰭᰌᰪᰮ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰠᰦᰭᰚᰴᰆᰬᰰᰓᰫᰠᰦ ᰣᰦᰛᰤᰫᰮ -ᰣᰦᰛᰤᰦᰮᰠᰦ ᰊᰰᰶᰀᰦ ᰕᰪᰰᰜᰩᰮ ᰋᰤᰦᰮᰠᰶᰡᰨ , ᰀᰪᰲᰊᰳᰶ ᰣᰦᰛᰬᰍᰪᰰ ᰛᰩᰵᰀᰪᰱᰠᰦ ᰣᰦᰣᰧᰳ ᰣᰦᰌᰤᰬᰌᰤᰬᰱ ᰣᰦᰊᰩᰮ ᰣᰦᰡᰨᰭ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰣᰦᰜᰫᰭ ᰌᰤᰬᰱᰊᰩᰮᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰉᰤᰬᰳᰡᰴ ᰃᰪᰮ.

ᰛᰩᰵ ᰠᰴᰠᰦ ᰋᰨᰠᰪᰵ ᰍᰦᰵᰡᰧᰰ ᰠᰋᰦ ᰞᰨ ᰜᰤᰦᰵᰂᰨᰲᰎᰴ ᰏᰶᰝᰥᰩᰵ ᰙᰫᰭᰇᰩᰜᰳᰶ ᰗᰪᰋᰫᰭᰀᰦ ᰕᰌᰤᰦᰭ ᰊᰪᰲᰃᰩᰵ ᰊᰤᰬᰲᰜᰳᰶ ᰣᰦᰊᰧᰮᰶᰀᰦ ᰊᰤᰰᰶ ᰕᰣᰨ. ᰠᰛᰬᰍᰪᰰ ᰍᰝᰦᰰ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰍᰋᰦᰲ ᰎᰩᰭ ᰉᰤᰬᰳᰜᰦ ᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰛᰩᰮᰜᰩᰭ ᰕᰣᰨ. ᰣᰦᰛᰬ ᰉᰤᰬᰳᰓᰫᰛᰬ ᰛᰪᰵᰉᰫ ᰣᰫᰵᰕᰫᰠᰦ ᰣᰦᰕᰩᰓᰫ ᰣᰫᰵᰛᰦᰮ ᰃᰨᰋᰨ ᰕᰣᰨ.

ᰣᰦᰣᰧᰳ-ᰣᰦᰌᰤᰬᰠᰦ ᰊᰨ ᰊᰤᰰᰶᰜᰳᰶ ᰊᰃᰫᰮ ᰣᰫᰵᰍᰪᰰ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰠᰨ ᰎᰴ ᰃ᰷ᰤᰦᰭ ᰕᰣᰨ. ᰣᰦᰊᰤᰰᰶ ᰣᰦᰛᰬᰍᰪᰰ ᰣᰦᰜᰨᰮᰜᰦ ᰜᰫᰵᰉᰩᰵ ᰕᰣᰨ. ᰛᰪᰮᰛᰬ ᰍᰪᰮᰡᰧᰮᰉᰫᰠᰴᰌᰤᰬᰱ ᰘᰪᰵᰜᰤᰩᰭ ᰕᰣᰨ. ᰡᰪᰊᰩ ᰣᰦᰛᰬᰍᰪᰰ ᰕᰧᰶᰘᰪ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰃᰤᰫᰆᰩ ᰎᰴ ᰣᰦᰃᰤᰦᰱᰌᰨ ᰀᰤᰩᰵ ᰕᰣᰨ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰣᰦᰛᰬᰍᰪᰰ ᰃᰤᰦᰱᰡᰨᰀᰦ ᰛᰩᰵ ᰣᰦᰃᰧᰳᰀᰦ ᰘᰪᰳᰓᰫ ᰕᰪᰛᰩ ᰠᰴᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰍᰳᰶᰊᰩᰵ ᰠᰨ ᰕᰣᰨ, ᰡᰫᰕᰦᰳᰍᰪᰃᰨ ᰃᰴ ᰣᰦᰛᰬ ᰝᰪᰚᰫᰛᰬ ᰜᰤᰦᰵᰂᰨᰲ ᰣᰦᰛᰬᰠᰦ ᰝᰦᰰᰈᰬᰵ ᰓᰦᰮᰙᰫᰓᰫ ᰕᰪᰛᰩ ᰠᰴ ᰃᰨᰋᰨ ᰕᰣᰨ.

ᰣᰦᰣᰧᰳ-ᰣᰦᰌᰤᰬᰲᰜᰩᰮ ᰃᰤᰩᰱ ᰓᰧᰰᰀᰦ ᰊᰪᰰᰃ᰷ᰥᰩᰵᰞᰨᰛᰬ ᰋᰦᰕᰫ ᰣᰦᰛᰩᰵ ᰙᰴ ᰣᰦᰕᰫ ᰀᰪᰲᰠᰫᰭᰜᰩᰮ ᰏᰶᰝᰥᰩᰵ ᰕ ᰣᰨ. ᰕᰪᰛᰩ ᰠᰴ ᰠᰫᰭᰃᰤᰶᰡᰴ ᰣᰦᰛᰬᰙᰴᰓᰫ ᰌᰪᰆᰬᰰᰛᰩᰳᰜᰩᰮ ᰊᰌᰨᰊᰰᰶᰀᰦ ᰝᰥᰩᰰ ᰗᰳᰶᰡᰴ ᰈᰬᰵ ᰕᰣᰨ. ᰣᰨᰛᰬ ᰊᰗᰳᰶᰛᰤᰬᰰᰌᰨ ᰛᰩᰵ ᰕᰧᰃᰧᰳᰶᰠᰴᰍᰪᰰ ᰊᰪᰰᰃ᰷ᰥᰩᰵ ᰞᰨᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰑᰦᰳ-ᰠᰶᰡᰴ ᰈᰬᰵᰢᰪᰵ ᰃᰪᰮ. ᰕᰧᰭᰌᰫᰮ ᰛᰧᰵᰶᰀᰦ ᰞᰨᰠᰦ ᰣᰦᰓᰥᰤᰦᰵᰛᰬ ᰼ᰜᰫᰅᰦᰰᰓᰫ ᰣᰦᰛᰩᰵᰠᰦ ᰞᰨ᰼ ᰜᰩᰮ ᰌᰦᰯᰋᰨᰓᰫ ᰃᰪᰮ.

ᰀᰦᰚᰫᰠᰦ ᰉᰫᰋᰧᰵᰶᰠᰴᰠᰦ ᰍᰦᰵᰡᰧᰰ ᰊᰪᰰᰃ᰷ᰥᰩᰵᰞᰨ ᰛᰪᰮᰑᰦᰳᰛᰬ ᰣᰫᰵᰍᰪᰱᰠᰦ ᰠᰪᰵ ᰠᰛᰬᰛᰬ ᰘᰦᰌᰬᰵᰓᰫ ᰣᰫᰵᰍᰪᰱ ᰌᰫᰵᰃᰧᰳᰠᰪᰵᰀᰦ ᰘᰪᰳᰡᰨ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰠᰛᰬᰛᰬ ᰣᰦᰕᰩᰀᰦ ᰜᰫᰵᰊᰤᰬᰰᰠᰦ ᰣᰦᰚᰩᰵ ᰋᰨᰘᰳᰶ ᰣᰫᰵᰍᰪᰱᰠᰦ ᰠᰪᰵᰎᰴ ᰠᰛᰬᰛᰬ ᰃᰤᰦᰱᰡᰨ ᰜᰤᰦᰵᰕᰫᰎᰴᰠᰦ ᰌᰫᰵᰃᰧᰳᰠᰪᰵᰀᰦ ᰋᰫᰱᰡᰨ. ᰃᰴᰜᰦ ᰣᰫᰵᰍᰪᰱᰠᰦ ᰀᰤᰨᰰᰙᰩᰭ ᰎᰴ ᰜᰤᰦᰵᰕᰫᰍᰪ ᰜᰤᰦᰵᰕᰫᰠᰦ ᰊᰌᰨ-ᰊᰌᰨᰠᰦ ᰉᰧᰶ ᰕᰣᰨ.

ᰗᰧᰱᰜᰧᰶᰀᰩᰯ, ᰣᰫᰵᰍᰪᰱᰠᰪᰵᰛᰬ ᰃᰤᰦᰱᰘᰳᰶᰀᰦ ᰣᰦᰓᰥᰤᰦᰵ ᰊᰦᰲᰅᰦᰰᰓᰫ ᰠᰪᰵᰀᰦᰳ ᰉᰧᰶᰋᰨ ᰠᰋᰦᰛᰬ ᰃᰤᰦᰀᰦᰲᰜᰤᰦᰵᰀᰦ ᰃᰪᰰᰜᰤᰬᰰ ᰍᰝᰦᰰᰕᰫ ᰟᰧᰠᰍᰫᰠᰦ ᰣᰦᰑᰊᰦᰲ ᰍᰪᰰ ᰀᰪᰲᰠᰫᰭᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰕᰦᰳᰡᰨ ᰣᰦᰭᰊᰦᰲᰀᰦ ᰣᰫᰵᰍᰪᰰ ᰟᰧᰌᰧᰭ ᰣᰬᰙᰀᰦ ᰣᰧᰳᰏᰶᰋᰨᰓᰫᰜᰩᰮ ᰃᰤᰶᰢᰪᰵ ᰃᰪᰮ. ᰃᰤᰦᰱᰘᰳᰶ ᰣᰫᰵᰍᰪᰱ ᰠᰪᰵᰎᰴᰛᰬ ᰛᰪᰮᰠᰦ ᰎᰥᰤᰦᰌᰪᰰ ᰋᰨᰢᰪᰵ ᰃᰪᰮ. ᰣᰫᰵᰍᰪᰱ ᰠᰪᰵᰀᰦ ᰜᰫᰵᰊᰤᰬᰰ ᰜᰤᰬᰮᰎᰰᰶ ᰉᰧᰶᰋᰨ ᰠᰛᰬᰝᰪᰍᰪᰰ ᰌᰪᰭᰈᰩᰵ ᰕᰦᰳᰋᰨ ᰠᰛᰬᰜᰩᰮ ᰊᰦᰲᰠᰩᰵᰜᰳᰶ ᰣᰦᰯᰀᰦᰳᰠᰦ ᰣᰦᰃᰬᰭ ᰅᰫᰰᰡᰴ ᰊᰰᰶᰀᰦ ᰠᰜᰨᰮ ᰃᰨᰛᰫᰵᰜᰦ ᰊᰪᰰᰃ᰷ᰥᰩᰵ ᰞᰨ ᰛᰪᰮᰑᰦᰳᰠᰦ ᰣᰫᰵᰍᰪᰱᰛᰬ ᰛᰪᰵᰠᰲᰶ ᰣᰫᰵᰍᰪᰱᰠᰪᰵ ᰎᰴᰜᰤᰬᰰ ᰀᰦᰮ ᰕᰌᰫᰭ-ᰕᰜᰤᰨᰭᰍᰬ , ᰃᰤᰦᰱᰘᰳᰶᰀᰦ ᰠᰪᰭᰌᰪᰮᰠᰦ ᰣᰫᰵᰍᰪᰱ ᰠᰪᰵᰛᰤᰬᰮᰌᰨ ᰍᰩᰵᰓᰧᰶᰡᰨ. ᰡᰬᰰᰜᰦ ᰛᰤᰬᰰᰈᰨᰵᰠᰦ ᰛᰩᰵᰋᰨᰠᰪᰵ ᰀᰊᰦᰱ ᰍᰩᰵ ᰓᰧᰰᰃᰦᰳ ᰀᰪᰮᰌᰫᰵ ᰠᰪᰵᰎᰴ ᰙᰴ ᰠᰊᰤᰬᰳ ᰙᰦᰘᰩᰵ ᰎᰴ ᰣᰫᰵᰍᰪᰱᰀᰦ ᰘᰪᰳᰓᰫᰠᰴ ᰋᰩᰲ ᰃᰤᰶᰋᰨ ᰉᰧᰶ, ᰛᰩᰵ ᰠᰪᰵᰍᰪᰰ ᰠᰋᰦᰜᰦ ᰕᰪᰛᰩ ᰀᰦᰳᰠᰦᰜᰦ ᰣᰦᰓᰥᰤᰦᰵ ᰌᰪᰰᰋᰨ ᰕᰉᰧᰰᰍᰬ, ᰊᰫ ᰝᰪᰚᰫᰛᰬ ᰣᰫᰵᰍᰪᰱᰜᰩᰮ ᰊᰤᰰᰶ ᰜᰫᰵᰋᰩᰲ .

ᰛᰩᰵᰠᰪᰵᰀᰦ ᰋᰦᰮᰆᰵᰶᰎᰴᰛᰤᰬᰮᰜᰦ ᰜᰫᰵᰋᰩᰲᰋᰨᰓᰫ ᰌᰪᰰᰋᰨᰓᰫ ᰕᰉᰧᰰᰍᰬ, ᰠᰓᰦ ᰃᰤᰦᰱᰡᰨ ᰣᰫᰵᰍᰪᰱᰠᰪᰵᰎᰴᰀᰦ ᰋᰦᰮᰆᰵᰶᰎᰴᰛᰬ ᰜᰫᰵᰋᰩᰲᰋᰨᰓᰫ ᰣᰫᰵᰍᰪᰱ ᰊᰗᰳᰶᰀᰦ ᰌᰪᰰᰋᰨᰓᰫ ᰉᰧᰶ ᰕᰣᰨ.

ᰀᰦᰳᰜᰨᰰᰀᰩᰰ, ᰛᰩᰵ ᰠᰪᰵᰎᰴ ᰙᰴ ᰃᰤᰦᰱᰡᰨ ᰠᰊᰤᰬᰳ ᰠᰪᰵᰎᰴᰀᰦ ᰆᰫ,ᰞᰨᰠᰦ ᰣᰦᰋᰤᰦᰭᰀᰦ ᰃᰤᰶᰋᰨᰓᰫ ᰉᰧᰶ ᰕᰣᰨ. ᰑᰨᰠᰦ ᰃᰤᰬᰰᰜᰦ ᰛᰩᰵ ᰣᰫᰵᰍᰪᰱ ᰠᰪᰵᰙᰴ ᰣᰦᰜᰤᰨᰭ ᰉᰧᰶᰋᰨ ᰕᰣᰨ, ᰠᰛᰬ ᰓᰦᰚᰧᰓᰦᰯ (Bible) ᰣᰪᰰ ᰓᰬᰓᰧᰶᰜᰩᰍᰧᰚᰰᰶ (Babylonian) ᰠᰪᰵᰎᰴᰀᰦ ᰀᰣᰲᰶᰑᰨ (Dore) ᰣᰪᰰ ᰀᰦᰭᰑᰨ (Raven) ᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰣᰫᰵᰍᰪᰱ ᰡᰦᰱᰠᰩᰰ ᰍᰩᰰᰋᰨᰎᰫᰚᰴ ᰣᰨᰛᰬᰙᰴᰌᰨ ᰛᰩᰵᰠᰪᰵᰀᰦ ᰀᰝᰫᰯᰑᰨ (Partridye) ᰜᰫᰵᰋᰩᰲᰀᰦ ᰜᰦᰳᰢᰪᰵ ᰃᰪᰮ.

ᰣᰨᰜᰨᰮᰌᰨ ᰛᰩᰵᰠᰪᰵᰛᰬ ᰛᰪᰵᰠᰲᰶ ᰣᰫᰵᰍᰪᰱ ᰠᰪᰵᰎᰴ ᰛᰪᰮᰠᰦ ᰝᰥᰤᰪᰮᰗᰩ ᰚᰴ ᰕᰉᰧᰰᰍᰬ ᰡᰬᰰᰜᰦ ᰛᰩᰵ ᰣᰫᰵᰍᰪᰱᰠᰪᰵᰛᰬ ᰛᰪᰵᰉᰫ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰛᰪᰵᰉᰧᰳ ᰣᰪᰵᰕᰫᰠᰦ ᰜᰤᰬᰰᰇᰩ ᰣᰦᰛᰧᰵᰶ ᰓᰤᰩᰱ ᰘᰪᰳᰋᰨ ᰉᰧᰶ ᰕᰣᰨ.

ᰛᰩᰵ ᰋᰨᰠᰪᰵ ᰍᰦᰵᰡᰧᰰᰀᰦ ᰣᰫᰵᰍᰪᰱ ᰅᰫᰰ ᰡᰫᰕᰦᰳᰍᰪ ᰃᰨ ᰃᰴ ᰛᰪᰵᰉᰧᰳᰛᰬ ᰊᰃ᰷ᰥᰧᰶᰀᰦᰳ ᰅᰫᰰᰠᰦ ᰜᰤᰦᰵᰀᰦ ᰜᰧᰶᰋᰨᰓᰫ ᰗᰪᰮᰜᰤᰦᰵᰀᰦ ᰍᰝᰦᰰ ᰂᰤᰶ ᰕᰂᰪᰳᰢᰪᰵᰠᰦ ᰜᰤᰦᰵᰀᰦ ᰝᰪ ᰘᰪᰵ,ᰣᰫᰭᰍᰪ ᰊᰌᰨ ᰣᰧᰳᰛᰦᰮ ᰜᰤᰦᰵᰀᰦ ᰜᰩᰳᰟᰫᰵ ᰝᰥᰩᰵᰓᰦ ᰜᰤᰦᰵᰎᰴ ᰍᰪᰱᰓᰪ ᰝᰥᰩᰵ ᰢᰪᰵᰃᰪᰮ. ᰀᰦᰳᰕᰫ ᰛᰩᰵ ᰀᰪᰲᰊᰳᰶᰠᰦ ᰕᰤᰬᰯᰚᰴᰓᰫ ᰇᰩᰜᰤᰫ ᰡᰫ ᰉᰧᰶᰃᰩᰡᰬᰰ ᰠᰪᰭᰉᰧᰮ ᰣᰨᰛᰬᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰎᰩᰰᰀ᰷ᰥᰩᰭ ᰠᰪᰭᰉᰧᰮᰶ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰜᰤᰦᰵ ᰠᰪᰭᰌᰪᰮ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰠᰦᰭᰚᰴᰆᰬᰰᰓᰫᰠᰦ ᰣᰦᰛᰤᰫᰮ -ᰣᰦᰛᰤᰦᰮᰠᰦ ᰊᰰᰶᰀᰦ ᰕᰪᰰᰜᰩᰮ ᰋᰤᰦᰮᰠᰶᰡᰨ , ᰀᰪᰲᰊᰳᰶ ᰣᰦᰛᰬᰍᰪᰰ ᰛᰩᰵᰀᰪᰱᰠᰦ ᰣᰦᰣᰧᰳ ᰣᰦᰌᰤᰬᰌᰤᰬᰱ ᰣᰦᰊᰩᰮ ᰣᰦᰡᰨᰭ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰣᰦᰜᰫᰭ ᰌᰤᰬᰱᰊᰩᰮᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰉᰤᰬᰳᰡᰴ ᰃᰪᰮ.

“I really feel how we Lepchas are connected with nature and how our forefathers used supernatural powers to control natural calamities.” Lyangmit Lepcha

“ᰀᰠᰪᰮ ᰀᰦᰚᰫ ᰛᰩᰵ ᰠᰴᰛᰬ ᰠᰜᰨᰮᰕᰦᰳ ᰣᰤᰧᰳᰌᰤᰬ ᰌᰤᰬᰱ ᰌᰤᰬᰱᰊᰩᰮ ᰉᰧᰶᰋᰨᰓᰫ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰠᰜᰨᰮᰕᰦᰳ ᰀᰦᰚᰫᰠᰦ ᰉᰫᰋᰧᰵᰶᰠᰴᰍᰪᰰ ᰊᰌᰨᰠᰦ ᰢᰳᰶᰎᰴᰌᰤᰬᰱᰀᰦ ᰣᰤᰧᰳᰌᰤᰬᰠᰦ ᰣᰦᰍᰳᰶᰎᰴᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰃᰤᰶᰋᰨ ᰢᰦᰮᰓᰫᰜᰦ ᰠᰦᰭᰆᰧᰰ ᰉᰩᰵ ᰡᰨ.” ᰜᰤᰦᰵᰕᰧᰳ ᰜᰬᰱᰆᰦ

Video & Story by Lha Tshering Lepcha & Lyangmit Lepcha

Translations by Meenamit Lepcha

Mentored by Minket Lepcha & Kunga Tashi Lepcha