A tribe in India holds a festival that lets young people choose their own partner instead of an arranged marriage!

A tribe in India holds a festival that lets young people choose their own partner instead of an arranged marriage!

In India, the norm for many regions is arranged marriage. Parents decide who their children will marry based on many different factors - love not usually being one of them. However, the Bhil tribe in India leaves room for romance.

The Bhils are one of the oldest tribes in the country and reside in central India. Each spring, they hold the bhagoria melas.

These "festivals of elopement" take place in Jhabua and start during Holi, the Hindu festival of colors. Single men and women looking for spouses come from all around to attend the festivals.

The women dress up in colorful skirts, blouses and scarves while the men wear turbans. They woo one another until they find a mate.

Once they've found someone they think they can spend the rest of their life with, they dance and sing and ride the festival's merry-go-rounds.

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