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WRITTEN AND UNWRITTEN HISTORY
According to the saying of elders’ Aborigine Indigenous Bahing ancestors Khaluwa and Rungbu came to meet at Rumjatar by accident in the ancient time. The place is named Rumjatar after Runbu. In the ancient period, Khaluwa and Rungbu met when Khaluwa saw a pig ploughing red field of the dense forest of present day Rumjatar. He wondered whose pig might be that as he knew no other people living there. To kill his curiosity he followed the pig. At the end he arrived at a hut where some other man was living. After
introduction he came to know that it was Rungbu. As their acquaintance with each other increased they had a big argument regarding who was the first to come there. Either of them insisted that he was the first to step in that land. As they couldn’t decided who was the first to come there they made a bet that whoever had the more ashes, he will be the winner. Rungbu was clever so to win the bet he burnt the woods all night long collecting from the forest and as they weighed the ashes next day Rungbu was the clear winner. The dispute was not over yet so they made a second bet. This time they promised that one having more excreta of pig will be the winner. Rungbu showed his cleverness this time too; he collected the wild roots from jungle and mixed it with the excreta. Khaluwa lost for second time but he was not ready to give up yet. They made third bet and according to it whoever get son as first child will be the one to arrive in that land first. Both of them agreed and moved to their respective huts. Khaluwa got son as his first child but Rungbu gave birth to a girl, so finally Khaluwa won the bet. Both of them were satisfied with the result and they had no further argument. Instead they developed their relationship as a brotherhood. Elders says Rungbu was very clever and expert in faith healing (tantric bidhi). And he even could fly! As their were no other people around marriage was not possible with other people, so they made an oral agreement to allow their children to marry. Karkalo, sisnu, githa, bhyakur, found around Thotne and Sisne River(khola) and haunted wild animals were the main source of food to lead life at that time. They used to search wild roots in the forest and around the vicinity of the streams & rivers. In this course, both son of Khaluwa, Hwasali and daughter of Rungbu,Ninamkhunma, got young. One day two young met when they were looking for wild roots in Sisne river (khola). They eventually grew closer and fell in love. Hwasali went along with Ninamkhunma and didn’t return his house for more than a month. Khaluwa and his wife were so worried they look all around for their son but found no sign of him. They were suspicious that Rungbu might have killed their son. Their suspicion grew even stronger when Hwasali disappeared for even more days. They started worrying for themselves that Rungbu may kill them too. They became alert and repaired their doors with a strong wood so that Rungbu won’t be able to break and enter inside. They hided inside the house for many days and came out only when it was urgent. 
They had almost forgotten their son when one day suddenly they heard a voice outside their hut asking them to open the door. They were afraid that it might be Rungbu looking an opportunity to kill them. Hwasali and his wife were outside requesting the couple to open the door time and again but they never believed the voice they heard. Hwasali requested them to come outside and meet with their son but the couple was not convinced. They said their son died many days before doubting the person in front of their door. To conform that whether he is their own son or not, they ordered him to spread his palm and they’ll spit on it and if he licked it, they’ll know that he is their son and if he doesn’t do so, they will not accept him. Hwasali did as they said. Then they were convinced that it was their son. They came out of the house and were very happy to receive their son along with daughter of Rungbu. Rungbu had sent all the rituals of marriage (Tumloo). They laid all things in the yard and performed different rituals (Chyaise rikcho, Swajyam gicho). Rungbu was watching all this thing hiding behind the bushes. He was impressed by the rich culture of Khaluwa. In this way their children were married as they had promised before. Descendants of Hwasali and have spread in present day Okhaldhunga, Solukhumbu and Khotang district.
According to the saying of elders’ Aborigine Indigenous Bahing ancestors Khaluwa and Rungbu came to meet at Rumjatar by accident in the ancient time. The place is named Rumjatar after Runbu. In the ancient period, Khaluwa and Rungbu met when Khaluwa saw a pig ploughing red field of the dense forest of present day Rumjatar. He wondered whose pig might be that as he knew no other people living there. To kill his curiosity he followed the pig. At the end he arrived at a hut where some other man was living. After
introduction he came to know that it was Rungbu. As their acquaintance with each other increased they had a big argument regarding who was the first to come there. Either of them insisted that he was the first to step in that land. As they couldn’t decided who was the first to come there they made a bet that whoever had the more ashes, he will be the winner. Rungbu was clever so to win the bet he burnt the woods all night long collecting from the forest and as they weighed the ashes next day Rungbu was the clear winner. The dispute was not over yet so they made a second bet. This time they promised that one having more excreta of pig will be the winner. Rungbu showed his cleverness this time too; he collected the wild roots from jungle and mixed it with the excreta. Khaluwa lost for second time but he was not ready to give up yet. They made third bet and according to it whoever get son as first child will be the one to arrive in that land first. Both of them agreed and moved to their respective huts. Khaluwa got son as his first child but Rungbu gave birth to a girl, so finally Khaluwa won the bet. Both of them were satisfied with the result and they had no further argument. Instead they developed their relationship as a brotherhood. Elders says Rungbu was very clever and expert in faith healing (tantric bidhi). And he even could fly! As their were no other people around marriage was not possible with other people, so they made an oral agreement to allow their children to marry. Karkalo, sisnu, githa, bhyakur, found around Thotne and Sisne River(khola) and haunted wild animals were the main source of food to lead life at that time. They used to search wild roots in the forest and around the vicinity of the streams & rivers. In this course, both son of Khaluwa, Hwasali and daughter of Rungbu,Ninamkhunma, got young. One day two young met when they were looking for wild roots in Sisne river (khola). They eventually grew closer and fell in love. Hwasali went along with Ninamkhunma and didn’t return his house for more than a month. Khaluwa and his wife were so worried they look all around for their son but found no sign of him. They were suspicious that Rungbu might have killed their son. Their suspicion grew even stronger when Hwasali disappeared for even more days. They started worrying for themselves that Rungbu may kill them too. They became alert and repaired their doors with a strong wood so that Rungbu won’t be able to break and enter inside. They hided inside the house for many days and came out only when it was urgent. They had almost forgotten their son when one day suddenly they heard a voice outside their hut asking them to open the door. They were afraid that it might be Rungbu looking an opportunity to kill them. Hwasali and his wife were outside requesting the couple to open the door time and again but they never believed the voice they heard. Hwasali requested them to come outside and meet with their son but the couple was not convinced. They said their son died many days before doubting the person in front of their door. To conform that whether he is their own son or not, they ordered him to spread his palm and they’ll spit on it and if he licked it, they’ll know that he is their son and if he doesn’t do so, they will not accept him. Hwasali did as they said. Then they were convinced that it was their son. They came out of the house and were very happy to receive their son along with daughter of Rungbu. Rungbu had sent all the rituals of marriage (Tumloo). They laid all things in the yard and performed different rituals (Chyaise rikcho, Swajyam gicho). Rungbu was watching all this thing hiding behind the bushes. He was impressed by the rich culture of Khaluwa. In this way their children were married as they had promised before. Descendants of Hwasali and have spread in present day Okhaldhunga, Solukhumbu and Khotang district.This story gives the idea of way of life and how wild roots (Banko, Sisnu, Karkalo, Githa, Bhyakur, Sikar) were used for the survival at those period. Different cultural norms and values, tradition, started flourishing at that time. It is defined as ‘Hunting and Gathering Society’ in sociology and it symbolizes the Pascal society.(Researched by Mekh Raj Shustocha Bahing ''Dhiren''G.S)
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