Nyishi tribe of Arunachal Pradesh celebrates Longte festival

Nyishi tribe of Arunachal Pradesh celebrates Longte festival

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Category : Miscellaneous Published on: April 18 2024

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  • The Nyishi tribe of Arunachal Pradesh is celebrating its Longte festival. 
  • Longte is one of the oldest and most important agriculturally important festivals of the Nyishi tribe and is a sign of the arrival of the new season, after which the seeds begin to be sown in the fields.
  • This festival also reminds us of separating man from evil forces from the tradition that has been going on since ancient times.
  • The Longte festival is celebrated by the Nyisis tribe of Arunachal Pradesh, in which animals are not sacrificed. Instead, the altar is decorated with white feathers of a hen and bamboo flowers.
  • Longte Yulo is one of the old festivals of the Nyisis tribe, celebrated with gaiety and devotion at the beginning of spring in April.
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