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Choekhor
After the crops are sown and at the time
of little agricultural activity, in the seventh month of lunar
calendar, a rite known as "Choekor" is organised
in the villages by the entire village community |
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Dukpa Tse-Shi
The Dukpa Tse-Shi
Festival celebrates the preaching of the Four Nobel
Truths at Sarnath by Buddha. It falls in the 6th
month of the Lunar calendar. |
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Ganden Ngamchoe
Ganden Ngamchoe
commemorates the death of Tsongkha-pa, the
founder of Gelugpa Sect . |
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Khan Festival
Another festival is the Khan festival,
an occasion for the reunion of the people. Besides the usual
festivities, the significance of the festival lies in the
ceremony whereby the priest ties a piece of wool around
everybody's neck. |
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Torgya
The Torgya Festival is a 3-day affair. This important festival signifies the destruction of evil spirit and harmful forces and seeks the rule of prosperity and happiness amongst the people.
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Losar
The New Year festival, called "Losar",
is perhaps the most important festival of Tawang
District in Arunachal Pradesh. The Losar
festival of the Monpas is their new year of
festival. |
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Monpa Festival
Monpas have a colourful festive
heritage. Monpas festivals are related with agricultural
practices and religious events. |
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Saga Dawa
Celebrated in the 4th month of the lunar
calendar, the Saka Dawa festival marks Gautam
Buddha's achievement of Nirvana. |
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Sangken Festival
Sangken festival, is an occasion to
bathe the images of Lord Buddha ceremoniously. Sangken
festival also heralds the new year and people sprinkle water
on each other as a sign of merriment. |
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Solungs-Adi Festival
Solung is the colourful festival of the
Adi Minyong group. The festivities last for seven days and the
villagers prepare rice beer and store plenty of meat and
vegetables for the joyous occasion. |
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Tamladu Festival
Another important festival is Tamladu,
essentially celebrated by the Digaru Mishmis tribe. During the
festival, prayers are offered to the God of Earth and the God
of Water for protection against natural calamities. |
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Lhabab Duechen
In the 9th month of
Monpa, the Lhabab Duechen Festival signifies the reincarnation of Buddha as
Shakyamuni.
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Mopin-Adi Festival
Mopin is another popular festival
of the Adis, mainly of the Gallong community of
the Arunachal Pradesh. This is normally
celebrated in order to get rid of natural calamities diseases,
effects of evil spirits and for good harvest, health, wealth
and prosperity. In this festival Mopin, |
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