MONGMONG

Sept. 4, 2018

Mongmong, a harvest festival, is being celebrated by Sangtam Naga Tribe in Nagaland.

About:

  • Mongmong festival is the most important festival of the Sangtam tribe hailing from the Tuensang/Kiphire districts of Nagaland.

  • Mongmong in Sangtam dialect literally means “togetherness forever”.

  • It is annually celebrated for six days during the first week of September as a festival of togetherness, forgiveness and prayer for a bountiful harvest.

  • Main reasons to celebrate the festival is to worship their God and three cooking stones in the fire place.

Source : The Hindu

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