Belief System of Adi in Ridin: A Sacred Thread

The Adi people of Arunachal Pradesh are practicing the indigenous knowledge of using Ridin thread traditionally. In fact, since origin of Ridin thread to till 21th century, there are many religions penetrated in Adi region like Christianity, Hinduism and Bhagavatam but still it seems that the value of Ridin increase without any influence of religion. In Adi, the use of Ridin is very common as well as important. Ridin is a thread which is yarned from fiber of Ridin plant, a wild creeper abundantly available in jungle of Adi belt. Some people say that Ridin is a Religious plant use in tradition festival which is also use as a medicinal plant because paste of its bark is applied to cuts and wounds to stop bleeding and for quick healing.