MEGHALAYA

CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY IN MEGHALAYA

MATRILINEAL SYSTEM OF MEGHALAYA AT PRESENT

Khasis and Garos.

MAP OF MEGHALAYA IN INDIA

THE MATRILINEAL UNIT OF THE KHASIS

THE KHASIS FAMILY SYSTEM

WHAT IS MATRILINEAL SOCIETY?

JAKHONG, MAIRANG, MEGHALAYA

SOME OF THE kHASIS AND GAROS EXOGAMOUS GROUPS

UNCLE (KNI RANGBAH) & LAST DAUGHTER (KHADDUH) IN MEGHALAYA

THE ROLE OF UNCLE (KNI RANGBAH) & LAST DAUGHTER (KHADDUH) OF MATRILINEAL SOCIETY IN MEGHALAYA

Khasi Religon ( Niam Khasi)

Niam Khasi( Khasi Religion)
Niam Khasi( Khasi Religion) is a monotheistic religion. God is the Supreme. God is the Supreme Creator, the Sustainer of the Universe, the all pwerful, omniscient, omnipotent and omnipresent. God is beyongd gender and numbers ( U Blei, Ka Blei, Ki Blei). As Creator he is called "Nongbuh Nongthaw",Gurardian-"Nongri Nongda",Wealth giver or economic welfare-"Lei Longspah Lei Longsun", as House caretaker-"Lei Longiing Lei Longsem".God is in all spheres of their life and in all aspects of his Creation with a Name.
Religion is a God given Religion like the Jews. They expect the coming of the Messiah, "U Simpah Simsong". When god sent the Seven Huts( Hynniew Trep Hynniew Skum) to stay on earth He gave them five Commandments. They are;
(a) Tip Briew-tip Blei (Know man - Know God)
(b) Tip Kur tip Kha (Know Maternal and Paternal relationship; respect your kinsmen)
(c) Tip Hok- Tip Sot (know and do what is right and pure)
(d) Tip Burom-Tip Akor (Know the etiquette of life, Know how to respect)
(e) Kamai ia ka Hok (to earn with righteousness)

Places of Worship for the Khasis

The Khasis have no temples, churches, or synagogues. God fills heaven and earth. Every bit of ground is therefore sacred, and no particular part or portion can be held as holier than the other. So God can be worshipped alone in One’s own house, or in the open anywhere, so long as the worshippers is clean in his heart and takes care not to defile by evil deeds the places where he performs his worship. The Khasis are in the habit of saying that man should not desecrate mother earth by iniquitous action. They have no fixed days of congregational worship like the Fridays for the Muslim, the Sabbath for the Jews or the Sundays for the Christians. A Khasi is an intensely religious person as he must Kamai ia ka Hok, Im Tip Briew Tip Blei, which he can fulfill only by means of honest works, truthfulness in thoughts and words, and justness in all his transactions. Thus religion permeates the life of a Khasis in all its aspects because he must work to live and honest work is worship.