▁made ▁of ▁locally ▁available ▁materials . ▁They ▁are ▁fond ▁of ▁flowers ▁and ▁music . ▁Hun ting ▁and ▁collect ing ▁food ▁from ▁the ▁forest ▁were ▁their ▁primitive ▁economic ▁activity . ▁Sant als ▁are ▁divided ▁into ▁twelve ▁cl ans ▁and ▁all ▁these ▁cl ans ▁are ▁fond ▁of ▁festiv ities . ▁They ▁are ▁very ▁prof ic ient ▁in ▁music ▁and ▁dance . ▁Like ▁Beng alis , ▁they ▁also ▁have ▁' th ir teen ▁festiv als ▁in ▁twelve ▁months ' ▁and ▁many ▁other ▁fest ive ▁occasions ▁around ▁the ▁year . ▁Their ▁year ▁starts ▁with ▁the ▁month ▁of ▁F alg un ▁( rough ly , ▁ 1 5 ▁February ▁– ▁ 1 5 ▁March ). ▁Al most ▁each ▁month ▁or ▁season ▁has ▁a ▁festival ▁celebrated ▁with ▁d ances , ▁songs ▁and ▁music . ▁In ▁the ▁spring , ▁Sant als ▁celebr ate ▁h oli ▁when ▁they ▁d rench ▁each ▁other ▁with ▁colours . ▁To ▁express ▁grat itude ▁to ▁the ▁god ▁of ▁cro ps ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁this ▁festival . ▁It ▁turns ▁into ▁a ▁car n ival ▁with ▁d ances , ▁songs , ▁music ▁and ▁food ▁and ▁drink s . ▁Probably ▁its ▁greatest ▁att raction ▁is ▁the ▁ch oral ▁dance ▁of ▁Sant al ▁girls . ▁Another ▁important ▁ceremony ▁of ▁Sant als ▁is ▁called ▁Bah a ▁or ▁the ▁festival ▁of ▁bl oss oms . ▁The ▁purpose ▁of ▁this ▁festival ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁spring ▁is ▁to ▁welcome ▁and ▁offer ▁gre et ings ▁to ▁the ▁fresh ly ▁bl oss oming ▁flowers . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁character ised ▁by ▁dan cing