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GK QUESTION#423

In Jharkhand’s tribal tradition, the act of girls offering green melons during the Jawa festival symbolizes:

  1. ARain and crop yield
  2. BWealth and long life
  3. CSon and fertilityCorrect answer
  4. DMarriage and devotion
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C. Son and fertility

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Son and fertility. In the Jawa festival of Jharkhand, girls offering green melons symbolise prayers for fertility and the birth of a son.

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