The Rengma Naga tribe concluded a two-day celebration of the Ngada festival-cum-Mini Hornbill Festival at the Tseminyu RSA ground in Nagaland recently.
About Rengma Naga Tribe:
The Rengma Naga are a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group inhabiting the Northeast Indian states of Nagaland and Assam.
According to the 2011 Census of India, the population of Rengmas in Nagaland stands at 62,951 and the population of Rengmas in Assam is around 22,000.
They call themselves by the names of "Njong" or "Injang".
They belong to the Mongoloid racial stock.
It is believed that Rengmas, along with other Naga tribes, migrated from Southeast Asia across the Yunnan Mountain ranges and settled down in the upper Burma region.
Slavery used to be practised among the Rengmas, and the slaves were most commonly known by the names menugetenyu and itsakesa.
By the time the Britishersarrived in the Naga region, slavery was a declining practice, and no Rengma appears to have been a slave during that time.
Economy:
The Rengma tribes are agriculturalists.
They grow paddy through Jhum cultivation and wet cultivation. Besides paddy staple crops, seasonal crops and fruits are also grown.
Religion: Traditionally, Rengma tribes are worshippers of supernatural beings. Now most of the Rengma tribes are
Festivals:
Rengma Tribes celebrate a lot of seasonal festivals thatare related to the agriculture.
"Ngada" is the most important festival of Rengma tribes.
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