Explanation:

Sohrai is harvest festival celebrated after harvest. The festival is celebrated on Amavasya(new moon) in the Hindu month of Kartik(October-November). The feast is celebrated in the honour of cattle especially bullocks, buffalos, goats and sheep. On the day earthen lamps lits on homes, cattle sheds, kitchen and garden. On the festival day, those animals are bathed, their horn and foreheads are anointed with vermillion diluted in oils. They are offered special food of rice and vegetables. Sacrifice is offered to deity Gaurea(Spirit of cowshed). Sohrai is day to express gratitude and affection for livestocks. The harvest festival is the time of the year when they exhibit their artistic skills and expressions. Every year, after the festival is over, the drawings and patterns created during this time are erased. This festival usually takes place in the month October or November for three days. The festival coincide with Diwali.Sohrai is the chief festival of Santhal tribe held in after the chief rice crop of the year has been got in.