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NORTHEAST INDIAN PROVINCE OF THE FRANSALIANS

 

 

North-east India Province of the MSFS is confined mainly to the geographical territory of North East India comprising the states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura. North-East is the home for hundreds of tribes and sub-tribes, speaking many dialects, following diverse customs, practising indigenous faiths, living in the odd villages perched on hill tops and valleys, enjoying the nature’s richness and abundance.

 

On the 16th of September 1975, six of the newly ordained priests started from Visakhapatnam to the North East.  When the pioneers arrived, there was eagerness in their eyes, enthusiasm in their face, and fire in their hearts.  They reached as foreigners to an unknown land away from their dear and near ones, entirely to a new culture knowing nothing.  But they had something deep within their hearts – the eagerness to do something beautiful for God.  Six young priests going to a vast region with inexperience and no one to depend, was a humble beginning but challenging, thrilling and fascinating. In 1976 three more new priests joined them.

 

 

 

 

North-east India: The SEVEN SISTERS

 

North-East India has a marked individuality and uniqueness of its own.  It is a miniature India – an epitome of the subcontinent.  It is a paradise and an anthropological museum where we can witness the beauty and variety of India. The thick forests full of rare animals, beautiful traditional villages, amazing cliffs, fascinating heavenly greenery, gently flowing rivers and mighty Brahmaputra (Assam) are all exceptional uniqueness of this place.  This is a land where history has its roots. 

 

 

The people of this area are mainly Mongoloid race. On the basis of certain commonalities like socio-cultural similarity, linguistic affinity, ethnic affiliation and common territory, these tribes are conveniently divided and settled in different regions. The Boros, the Khasis, the Arunachalis, the Nagas, etc., are the major tribes of this region and they have a number of sub-tribes.

 

Most of the tribes have their own tribal religions, tribal gods, ways of worship and tribal ways of sacrifices. But many of them have accepted Christianity. Christianity in this part of India has the history of more than a century. The Christian values and principles, Christian ethics and morality have certainly influenced the people of North-east India. The hard work that is put in by the Christian missionary Congregations are really commendable.

 

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