▁gra ins ▁are ▁made ▁and ▁friends ▁and ▁relatives ▁are ▁ent ert ained . ▁Sant als ▁have ▁their ▁own ▁language , ▁culture ▁and ▁social ▁patterns , ▁which ▁are ▁clearly ▁distinct ▁from ▁those ▁of ▁other ▁tribes . ▁They ▁speak ▁Bang la ▁flu ently ▁and ▁have ▁adopted ▁many ▁Bang la ▁words ▁for ▁their ▁own ▁language . ▁Most ▁Sant als ▁are ▁Christians ▁now ▁but ▁they ▁still ▁observe ▁their ▁old ▁trib al ▁r ites . ▁Although ▁the ▁Sant als ▁used ▁to ▁lead ▁a ▁prosper ous ▁and ▁peace ful ▁life ▁in ▁the ▁past , ▁their ▁economic ▁and ▁social ▁conditions ▁are ▁now ▁very ▁back ward . ▁Agricult ure ▁is ▁their ▁main ▁source ▁of ▁liv elihood . ▁Princi pal ▁food ▁items ▁of ▁Sant als ▁are ▁rice , ▁fish ▁and ▁veget ables . ▁They ▁also ▁eat ▁c rab s , ▁p ork , ▁ch icken , ▁be ef ▁and ▁the ▁meat ▁of ▁squ ir rel s . ▁J ute ▁spin ach ▁( nal ita ) ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁their ▁favour ite ▁food ▁items . ▁E gg s ▁of ▁du cks , ▁ch ick ens , ▁birds ▁and ▁t urt les ▁are ▁del ica cies ▁in ▁their ▁menu . ▁Li qu or ▁dist illed ▁from ▁put ref ied ▁rice ▁called ▁had ia ▁or ▁( p ach ai ) ▁is ▁their ▁favour ite ▁drink . ▁Sant al ▁women ▁are ▁sk illed ▁in ▁making ▁different ▁kinds ▁of ▁c akes . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁Sant als ▁are ▁anim ists . ▁The ▁main ▁weapon ▁used ▁for ▁hunting ▁and ▁self - prote ction ▁is ▁the ▁bow ▁and ▁arrow