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Cheiraoba (New Year of Manipur) (April)
 In the month of April, the Cheiraoba celebrations are a joyous occasion for all. Houses are given a facelift with decorations and the deities bless the food eaten. Cheiraoba marks the New Year for the Meiteis.
The people of Manipur clean and decorate their houses and make a sumptuous variety of dishes to feast upon after offering the food to the deity on this day. An unusual tradition is the climb of the villagers up to nearby hilltops in the belief that it enables them to rise to heights in their worldly life.
The chahitaba is the man who gives his name to the year, who bears all the sins of the people for the year of the whole luck, good or ill, influences the lick of the whole community. Chahitaba is nominated by Maibas after comparing the horoscope.
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