Abstract
Current study focused on the performances of health rituals of breast cancer in areas of Northern Punjab of Pakistan. Breast cancer patients and their family members were found practicing these rituals with the belief of achieving survival from this illness. Most of the people received the traditon of these health rituals from their elders. Because of the development in health sector and advancement in bio-medical healing these rituals are not being used in urban and semi-urban areas. However performances of these rituals were seen in practice among people of remote areas of the Northern Punjab of Pakistan. Folk knowledge particularly rituals for attaining health remained ignored by the social scientists. This study was an attempt to record how and why rituals were related with removal of illness and seeking health. To understand the apparent and hidden purposes of these rituals ethnographic method was used. Case study, focussed group discussions and informal interviews were key methods of data collection. Method of narrative analysis was used for data analysis. After the analysis of data it was discussed that there were some socio, economic, cultural, spiritual and religious reasons behind the performance of these rituals.