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Bushu is actually a post harvest festival and is celebrated by the Kachari tribe belonging to Nagaland in the month of January according to the English calendar. This grand festival can be distinctly categorized into three different varieties namely, ‘Hangsho’, ‘Surem’ and ‘Jidep Jiba’. A feast of rice and meat followed by other social activities [...]

Tsungrem Mong, one of the cherished festivals of Nagaland is a much-awaited festival of the Ao tribe and is observed in the month of August according to the English calendar, just after the millet has been sown. This is one of the special thanksgiving festivals of Nagaland and is also regarded as a prayer for [...]

The Yemshe Festival in Nagaland is celebrated by the Pochuri tribe. Being one of their most important festivals, the Pochuri Tribe wait anxiously all year round for this time when they come together and celebrate the Yemshe Festival with fun and frolic. It is with grand celebrations and ceremony that the Yemshe Festival is held [...]

Also called the Phousnyi festival, the Sekrenyi Festival in Nagaland is celebrated by the Angami Tribe. This is essentially a ritualistic festival that takes place with a series of colorful and varied ceremonies. The Sekrenyi Festival continues for 10 long days. Description of Sekrenyi Festival The Sekrenyi Festival starts with the “kizie’ ritual and on [...]

It is the Ao Tribe in Nagaland who celebrate the Moatsu Festival in the first week of May. The main purpose of this wonderful festival is to provide recreation and amusement to the tribe after the hectic and stressful activities such as clearing fields and burning the jungles, sowing seeds and clearing the wells, repairing [...]

The most significant festival celebrated by the Sumi Naga tribe of Nagaland is the Tuluni Festival. This festival is celebrated to rejoice the most abundant and fruitful season of the year in Nagaland. The Sumi tribe in Nagaland celebrates the Tuluni Festival with splendor and grandeur. During the Tuluni Festival there are prayers and offerings [...]

Due to the presence of so many different kinds of tribes, each with their distinct features, customs and festivals, there are a number of festivals that are celebrated in Nagaland, one after the other, by these different tribes. The government of Nagaland has thus come up with the idea of initiating the Hornbill Festivals in [...]

One of the most enjoyable and colorful festivals of Nagaland, celebrated by the Pochury Tribe there is the Nazu Festival. The time for celebrating the Nazu Festival is just before the annual sowing of seeds take place. The whole outlook of the festival is les of rituals and more of pure entertainment and competition. There [...]

“Beauty puts a face on God. When we gaze at nature, at a loved one, at a work of art, our soul immediately recognizes and is drawn to the face of God.” The beauty of the Khasi Hills is no exception to this popular notion. When the majestic Umiam Lake stands on your way you [...]

“Beauty is truth and truth beauty”, yes, if you visit the Garo Hills you would just echo Keats like this. Meghalaya is mainly inhabited by the tribal population, who have a specific religion of their own, the influence of Hinduism in Meghalaya cannot be ignores. This is apparent from the Festivals in the Garo Hills [...]

In Khasi Hills you shall come across the magnificent fiestas that are celebrated with tremendous pomp and grandeur. It is a grand carnival that witnesses tremendous overflow of wealth; sacrifice of animals; and an overall religious fervor that seems to grasp the entire state. Nongkram Dance is one of the superb carnivals that manifests itself [...]