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Other popular festivals of the Phom tribe:Īoleang Monyü is the major festival of the Konyak Nagas. This tradition show the respect womenfolk have in the Phom households. One of the interesting feature of the Monyü festival is that the men folk shows respect to their married daughters or sisters with specially prepared food and rice beer. Phoms celebrate Monyü festival with the beating of log drums with distinct tune traditionally called “Lan Nyangshem”. Monyü festival is celebrated by the Phom tribe to celebrate the arrival of New Year.
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Other popular festivals of the Angami tribe:
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It also marks initiation of young people to adulthood. The objective of the festival is to renew and “make holy” by cleansing the “body and the soul” of the village as a whole, and to bring forth unity. The ‘Sekrenyi’ festival is a celebration of purification accompanied with feasting and singing. The ‘Sekrenyi’ festival falls in the Angami month of ‘Kezei’. Angamis are from Kohima district of Nagaland. ‘Sekrenyi’ is the major festival of the Angami Naga tribe. Other popular festivals of the Zeliang tribe: The Zeliangs consider this festive season to be auspicious for young couples to tie nuptial knot. The festival highlights feasting and merrymaking. The festival is dedicated to the Almighty for protection, blessings and guidance. The ‘ Hega festival is one of the primary festival of the Zeliang tribe which is a matrimonial festival. The Zeliangrong tribe is formed of three sub-tribes, namely – the ZEmei, the LIANGmei and the RONGmei. The festival does not have a fixed date but is celebrated around a full moon night considered to be auspicious around the last week of January. The festival is celebrated after the harvesting is over and the barns are filled. It is a post harvest festival of the Kacharis. ‘Bushu’ or ‘Bushu Jiba’ is the primary festival of the Kachari tribe. Other popular festival of the Kuki tribe: Kuki’s are believed to have migrated to Nagaland from the South and were also known as ‘Aishen’ when they migrated from Manipur. The festival used to involve series of rituals including sacrificing a fowl to appease the spirit of the demon-god. It is believed that the ‘Mimkut’ festival started to be celebrated to appease the demon, Thilha. ‘Mimkut’ is a harvest festival which spans for a week from the 17th day of the Kuki month of Tolbol. ‘Mimkut’ is one of the major festival of the Kuki tribe.
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Nagaland is a hilly state in the North East of India and is home to several tribes. Yves Picq, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons