Local Festivals

Local Festivals, Tamenglong Overview

Different festivals are closely linked with this region. The important ones are: Gan-Ngai (Dec-Jan in celebration of harvests), Rih-Ngai (the war festival exclusively for males and strangers are not allowed in the village during this festival.

This takes place sometime in Jan-Feb) Gudui-Ngai (this festival marks the see-sowing season in April and people drink juice (dui) of Ginger (Gu) and play games like tug of war.) Other festivals like Banruhmei and Tarang which are basically feasts of merit performed by people who are brave, bold, generous and rich people of the village. Various cultural activities accompany such feasts.

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