Fairs & Festivals

ANGAMI
The Angami's celebrate SEKRENYI in the month of February. It normally falls on the 25th day of the Angami month of KEZEI. The ten-day festival is also called PHOUSANYI by the Angami's. The festivals follows a circle of ritual and ceremony, the first being ?KIZIE?. followed by ?DSUSEVA? (touching the sleeping water) sacrifices are also made during this time. Indian packages with Indian Travel Agent.

The THEKRA HIE is the best part of the festival where the young people of the village is sit together and sing traditional songs throughout the day. Jugs of rich-beer and plates of meat are placed before the participants. On the seventh day the young men go for hunting. Indian packages with Indian Travel Agent.The most important ceremony falls on the eighth day when bridge-pulling or gate pulling is performed or inter-village visits are exchanged. Until the close of the festival, no one goes to fields and all field work cease during this season of feasting and song.

 AO
The Aos observe Moats? Mong after the sowing is done. It provides the Aos a period of recreation after the strenuous job. The festival marked by vigorous songs and dances merry making and fun is now observed only for three days from 1-3 May. During this festival one of the symbolic celebrations is SANGPANGTU where a big fire is lit and men and women sit around it. Indian packages with Indian Travel Agent.

The women serve the best wine and meat they can prepare. Aos have another festival called TSUNGREM MONG celebrated on the eve of harvest. However, nowadays the Aos celebrated this festival from 1 to 3 August. Indian packages with Indian Travel Agent.These festivals provide opportunities to the building generation and village stalwart to demonstrate their intellectual skill and physical powers.

 CHAKHESANG
The Chakhesang community celebrated seven festivals in year as shown below: SUHKRUHNYE - 15th January, NGUNYE - 1st February, TSAKRONYE - 1st Sunday of March 4, TSUKHANYE / TSUKHENYIE - 6th May, KHUTHONYE - 15th July, TURHINYE - 25th August, THURINYE / KHILUVATU - 1st December. SUHKRUHNYE is the most important festival. Indian packages with Indian Travel Agent.

During this festival the boys and girls are sanctified through religious ceremonies and rituals.  ?SUHKRUHNYE? covers eleven days. TSUKHENYE festival is also an important festival for the Chakhesang. Earlier it was usually celebrated at the end of the 3rd lunar month of March. But now it is being observed on 16th May. Travel Tours India with Indian Travel Agent.TSUKHENYE is a festival which celebrates the culmination of all leisure activities and a festival for welcoming a new fruitful life and year.

CHANG
The Chang usually observe six major festivals in year, out of which three festival namely Poang Lem, Jeinyu Lem, Kundang Lem were monitored by Haongang Clan. The remaining three festivals Muong Lem, Naknyu Lem, Monyu Lem were monitored by Ung Clan. In this way the tradition was maintained for generations and is followed till date. Travel Tours India with Indian Travel Agent.

All festivals were fixed six days ahead except the KUNDANG LEM and NAKNYU LEM. The Kundang Lem was treated as the youngest and was fixed five days ahead, the Naknyu Lem was treated with much awe and so was fixed just two days ahead. Kundang Lem is observed in the eighth month (April) of the Chang Calendar. Travel Tours India with Indian Travel Agent. This festival is observed for five days. NAKNYU LEM is held on the eleventh month of the Chang Calender which falls during July.

KACHARI
The Kacharis celebrates a number of festivals in a year. Amongst them the most important ones are (a) Bushu or Bushu Jiba which is widely celebrated by the Dimasa kacharis and (b) Baisagn ? the spring festival of the Mech (Boro) Kacharis. The Bushu is basically a post harvest festival and usually falls in the month of January every year after the hard earned grains of paddy are harvested, thrashed and stored ion the granaries. Travel Tours India with Indian Travel Agent.

Bushu is of three types :
1. Hangsho ? Which lasts for 7 days and 7 nights.
2. Surem ? Lasts for 3 days and 3 nights.
3. Jidep Jiba ? Lasts for 1 day and 1 night. 

KHIAMNIUNGAM
MIU is held in the first week of May every year. One of the main significances of this festival is to build cordial relations and to forge close-knit relations between the maternal uncle and his sister?s off-springs. It is also a very special occasion of FORGIVE and FORGET. Ensure a special holidays with us.This festival is also known as dividing line between merrymaking season and the start of working season.

From this festival people stop performing folk songs and dance till the next joyous festival called ?TSOKUM?. TSOKUM is held during the first week of October. It is mainly observed to give thanks to the Almighty Deity for giving good crops and safeguarding lives in the family.

KONYAK
The entire Konyak Community of Nagaland, observe Aoleang Monyu in the first week of Aoleang Lee (April) every year since time immemorial. Aoleang is observed after completion of the new year beginning with spring when a riot of flowers in every hue start to bloom. It is a time to ask Almighty God for bountiful harvest of crops in that very year. The Aoleang Monyu is spread over six days. Ensure a special holidays with us.

Each day has separate name and different significance; Hoi Lai Yah Nyih, Yin Mok Pho Nyih, Yin Mok Shek Nyih, Lingnyu Nyih , Lingha Nyih and Lingshan Nyih.

KUKI
Mimkuut is the harvest festival of the Kukis, Kukis of Nagaland celebrate this festival on the 17th Kuki month of Tolbol (January) every year. Ensure a special holidays with us. The celebration lasts one week. Besides, Mimkuut, Kukis celebrate Chapphou Kuut and Chavang Kuut as well as other smaller festivals. It is believed that Mimkuut and other festivals came into being from the fact that, in order to appease Thilha (demon).

LOTHA
The Tokhu Emong is the harvest festival of the Lothas. Tokhu Emong is celebrated in the 1st week of November every year and it stretches over to 9 days. Earlier, no particular date was fixed. However, in order to carve unity and uniformity among the ranges, Wokha elders decided to celebrate on November 7, every year. Indian Travel Agent offers Visit India and explore India.The main features of the feast are community songs, dances, feast fun and frolic.

Tokhu Emong is also festival of thanksgiving, sharing and reconciliation but the most beautiful aspect of this festival is that past rancor's are forgiven, new ties are formed and bonds of closer intimacy are formed.

PHOM
The Phoms have four major festivals each having unique significance. There are MONYU, MOHA, BONGVUM and PAANGMO. Monyu, the most popular and biggest festival falls in the month of April every year soon after the sowing season. The festival is celebrated for six days beginning from 1st to 6th April every year. It also marks the end of winter and the beginning of summer of monsoon. Indian Travel Agent offers Visit India and explore India.

Monyu is the time to bid farewell to the past year and herald the dawn of the new year. It is also the time of prayers and dedication for the sprouting crops that are sowed. Moha is the one day festival in the month of May to pray for the better growing of seeds/plants. The Bongvum festival generally falls in the month of October every year after the major harvest and is observed only for a day. Indian Travel Agent offers Visit India and explore India.This festival may be best interpreted as the festival of Thanksgiving to the unseen AlmightyGod. Paangmo is another important event of the Phoms. It is celebrated in the month of November which stretches over three days.

POCHURY
October is the month of festivity which every Pochury anxiously awaits, ever year to celebrate their greatest festival Yemshe. Yemshe is the festival of welcoming the new harvest and blessings. All the Pochuries, young and old, rich and poor, celebrate the festival with great pomp and gaiety anticipating a good harvest. Yemshe is celebrated on 5th October  every year. Indian Travel Agent offers Visit India and explore India.

RENGMA
The Rengmas celebrate eight days of Ngadah festival towards the end of November just after harvest. it is the festival of thanksgiving, merrymaking and rejoicing. Indian Travel Agent offers Visit India and explore India.This festival also marks the end of the year. Ritual are performed along with feasting, dancing, singing to mark the festival. 

SANGTAM
The Sangtams have about 12 festivals spreading over the year including some special functions. Except for certain Gennas, all the festivals are concerned with food production, blessings and prosperity. AMONGMONG is one of the most important festivals of the Sangtams. Scintillating Special Holidays with us. The predominant theme of the festival is the worship of God of the house and the three cooking stones in the fire place.

The festival is observed in the first week of September every year. AMONGMONG festival means togetherness and stretches for six days. The object is to have a good harvest. 

SUMI
Ahuna is a traditional post harvest festival of the Sumis. Ahuna signifies the celebration of the seasons harvest's in thanksgiving, while evoking the spirits for good fortune in the New Year Tuluni is a festival of great significance. the festival is marked with feast as the occasion occurs in the bountiful season of the year. Scintillating Special Holidays with us.

Drinking rice beer indispensably forms a part of the fest. This wine is called TULUNI. It is celebrated in mid July every year.

YIMCHUNGER
The Yimchungr?s celebrate Metumniu festival from 4th to 8th August every year. This festival is connected with prayers for the souls of the departed ones. Scintillating Special Holidays with us.The festival is spread over five days and has separate names for the days, SHITO, ZHIHTO, ZUMTO, KHEHRESUK, SHERESUK. The festival also has strong agricultural base and the agricultural implements are sharpened and worshipped.

Another important festival of the Yimchungr?s is Tsungkamniu, it falls in the month of January and is celebrated from 14th to 16th every year. This festival is observed to signify the year long life and harvest achieved during the year long hard work in the fields. Scintillating Special Holidays with us.

ZELIANG
The Hega festival is one of the most important festivals among the Zeliang people.It falls in the month of February from 10th to 15th every year. It is a festival invoking the Almighty God to shower his blessings upon his people with richness, luck and courage. It is also a festival of joy, rest and togetherness. Scintillating Special Holidays with us. The festival lasts for five days. Chega Gadi is another important festival of the Zeliangs.

The genesis of the this festival marks the peoples belief that on this day the Almighty showers blessings and brings good harvest and health. However the date for the celebration differs between villages and communities. The forefathers observed this festival for a duration of 4-5 days. Now it is celebrated for 3-4 days. Scintillating Special Holidays with us.