The Eastern Nagas in Nagaland comprise of six major tribes of Nagaland.They are:Chang,Khiamniungan,Konyak,Phom,Sangtam and Yimchunger,inhabiting Kiphire,Longleng,Mon and Tuensang districts.The festivals of Chang,Khiamniungan,Konyak,Phom,Sangtam and Yimchunger are Naknyulem (July 2nd week),Tsokum (Oct 1st week),Aoleang Monyu(April 1st week),Monyu( April 1st week),Amongmong(Sept 1st week) and Metumniu(Aug 2nd week)respectively.Some Eastern Nagas also resides in Myanmar,Arunachal Pradesh and Assam.
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Phom Monyu greetings
The organizing committee of Phom Monyu festival, Pongo village wishes the people of Phom and Nagas in general a “manifold blessings” of Phom Monyu which is slated to be celebrated on April 2. The festival is celebrated yearly in the first week of April after the sowing season, the press note said. It further stated that the forefathers celebrated this festival to give thanks to the God of nature for the past year and also to offer prayer for a good harvest. It is a festival of songs, dances, feasts and a time of renewed love and affection, it added.
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