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To promote inter-group interaction, the Government of Nagaland has organized the annual Hornbill Festival since 2000. Other inter-tribe festivals are Lui Ngai Ni and Naga New Year Festival. [ 2 ]
Today, the Sumi are recognized for their rich cultural heritage, including vibrant festivals like Tuluni, which celebrates the completion of the sowing season and prays for a bountiful harvest. They continue to play a significant role in the socio-political landscape of Nagaland, contributing to the state's cultural diversity and development.
Sekrenyi is a compound word formed by Sekre meaning "sanctification" and Nyi meaning "festival." The festival calendar is linked to the agricultural cycle, which varies from village to village. Thus, the celebration is held between the months of December–March, and the duration also varies from ten to fifteen days. [3]
The Sangtams are a Naga ethnic group native to the Kiphire District and Tuensang district in the Northeast Indian state of Nagaland. [2] Like many other ethnic groups in Northeast India, they practice jhum, or shifting cultivation. Unlike other Naga ethnic groups in Nagaland, many of the Sangtam have retained their traditional beliefs in spite ...
Highlights of the festival include: tribal dances across the many groups of the Naga region, spin top demonstrations by the Yimkhiung, and folk songs. Since most of the Yimkhiungs and other Naga people depend on agriculture as a main source of income: there are live harvesting demonstrations at the festival.
Festival Time Monitored by the clan Description Naknyu Lem (or Naknyulum) July–August Ung Festival dates are fixed 2 days ahead. Naknyu Lem is a 6-day festival during which the dead are honored and the sky god/spirit is appeased. Marriages are prohibited during the period. Household fires are lit during the night. [2] Po-anglum or Poang Lem ...
Jamhang(Jamhang Tsouthong) Dance: The ‘Jamhang’ is a 'Feast of Merit' dance of ‘Khiamniungan’ tribe of Nagaland. It is also one of the major tribal dances of north east India. [3] Hoi-ie-tsui (Ho-e-tsui) : post-harvesting feast usually performs during Tsoukum festival in the month of October each year. [4]
A distinguished traditional Phom dish called 'Anphet' is famed during Monyiü festival and is of great cultural importance. One of the most significant occasion for the Phom Nagas is the celebration of "Phom Day" on June 6 every year commemorating the Peace Making Day that was signed in June 6, 1952 marking an end to all head hunting practices ...