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By Elizabeth Patterson


Many tourists visit Northeast India due to its festivities. They have an array of festivals in yearly. If you want to know about their rich culture especially their indigenous side going on festival tours Northeast India is the perfect way. A list of some of them are being presented down below for your guide.

Hornbill festival was named after a famous bird that the people of Nagaland admires. This is said to be the largest and grandest festivity in India. Here, 16 tribes to be exact are going to perform a dance that will show the people how they hunt in the wilderness. Rock music fans will surely love it because of the rock music concert.

Ziro. If you want an all music festival, Ziro must be your choice. Not only one but thirty indie bands will be performing. The best part is, the location is being held in a remote mountain in Arunachal Pradesh. Going up there is worthy of your time as the view is strikingly amazing. Enjoy nature at its finest by camping and joining outdoor activities.

Assam has a festivity of their own called Bihu. It does not only celebrate one but three festivals namely, bohhag, khati, and maagh. Bohhag being the most colorful of the three. Khati is a ceremonious occasion where you light lamps to help the souls of their loved ones which were lost find their way to heaven. Maagh has the most activity within the three.

A yearly festival tradition of the Apatani Tribe is called Myoko. To earn fertility and prosperity rituals are done. For them to receive what they prayed, they have to make sacrifices and purification. Only a shaman or a priest can do this. Pigs are the ones being sacrificed which are sprinkled with flours and wine made from rice.

Another from the Apatani Tribe is Dree. Held as a sign that agricultural period is starting once more. They do sacrifices wherein they offer various things. For the protection of their crops they pray to their god. There is a contest called MR Dree where men compete with one another to who among them is intelligent, has the strength, stamina, and agility.

Dree. Dree is another festival from the Apatani Tribe. This time, it is for agriculture. Lots of sacrificial offering can be seen along with the praying to the gods which they believe protects their crops. As always, there are dances which are traditional of course, folk songs are sung by the members, and a Mr Dree contest is held where men showcase themselves.

Ambubachi mela is a type of fertility festival. This marks that their Goddess Kamakhaya is on its menstruation period. Her temple will be temporarily closed for three days time since she is menstruating. On the fourth day, it is going to be opened again for the devotees to get bits of cloth which is believed that has been soaked with her menstrual fluids.

Chapchar Kut. Chapchar Kut is named after a cut bamboo. Those bamboo are used for burning. During the festivity, cheraw is performed. Women will dance around the bamboo which will be beaten against each other by the men, making sure to not get caught by the bamboos.




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