its ▁are ▁connected ▁to ▁their ▁ancest ral ▁her itage , ▁including ▁dress ▁( which ▁is ▁called ▁thumb ui — the ▁lower ▁part , ▁and ▁ang i — the ▁upper ▁part ), ▁food ▁( most ly ▁sp icy , ▁s our , ▁and ▁hot ), ▁writing ▁( B urm ese ▁script ), ▁traditional ▁songs ▁and ▁musical ▁instruments ▁( for ▁example , ▁k app ya , ▁j je a , ▁and ▁k har ra ). ▁ ▁They ▁speak ▁Mar ma , ▁and ▁the ▁majority ▁are ▁Ther av ada ▁Buddh ist . ▁They ▁have ▁many ▁festiv als ▁during ▁the ▁year , ▁but ▁Sang rai ▁is ▁regarded ▁as ▁the ▁biggest ▁celebr ation ▁among ▁them . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁tradition ▁to ▁welcome ▁the ▁new ▁year ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁Buddh ist ▁lun ar ▁calendar . ▁This ▁festival ▁held ▁for ▁three ▁days , ▁and ▁the ▁popular ▁rit ual ▁during ▁the ▁second ▁and ▁third ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁festival ▁is ▁to ▁spl ash ▁water ▁on ▁each ▁other . ▁They ▁believe ▁that ▁the ▁water ▁takes ▁away ▁all ▁the ▁sorrow ▁and ▁pure ▁up ▁our ▁soul ▁and ▁body , ▁so ▁one ▁must ▁to ▁gre et ▁others ▁( even ▁str angers ) ▁by ▁spl ash ing ▁water ▁on ▁them . ▁But ▁the ▁culture ▁of ▁mar ma ▁is ▁unique . ▁It ▁has ▁also ▁their ▁own ▁language , ▁tradition , ▁culture ▁etc . ▁ ▁The ▁T rip uras ▁ ▁The ▁T rip uras ▁are ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ind igen ous ▁pe op les ▁living ▁both ▁in ▁the ▁pla ins ▁and ▁the ▁Ch itt ag ong ▁Hill ▁T ract