Governor Ravi sends Mongmong festival greetings

Our Bureau

KOHIMA, September 02 2021: Nagaland Governor RN Ravi has extended his warm greetings on occasion of the Mongmong festival. He said the beautiful festival is a celebration for good harvest after all the hard work in the field.  

“I extend very warm Mongmong greetings to my Sangtam brothers and sisters and to the people of Nagaland”, Governor said in a message.

He added that the beautiful festival is a celebration for good harvest after all the hard work in the field. Mongmong is also a time of togetherness, sharing of produce and forgiveness.

RN Ravi urged everyone to celebrate Mongmong observing Covid-19 protocols.

Sanitation and repairment of public infrastructure are carried out by the villagers during this time. Traditional rituals performed reflect the importance of the villagers to live in harmony with the environment. Love, care and unity are the wonderful essence of this festival.

Key features of the festival are –

Mongmong festival is the most important festival of the Sangtam tribe hailing from the Tuensang / Kiphire districts of Nagaland.

Mongmong in Sangtam dialect literally means “togetherness forever”.

It is annually celebrated for six days during the first week of September as a festival of togetherness, forgiveness and prayer for a bountiful harvest.

Main reasons to celebrate the festival is to worship their God and three cooking stones in the fire place.