Naga New Year Festival: Naga people live in Sagain Division north of the Chin State and many more in nearby Nagaland in India. Most of the Naga are from the Chin State (Naga originally one tribe of Chin). But the festival place falls in the Sagaing Division, next to the Chin State. The places where the Naga inhabit are Khamti, Lashe, Lahel, and Nanyun in the Sagaing Division.
The Naga festival is social, but it is also to exchange previous year experiences, to make plans for the coming year and to discuss how to overcome difficulties. They pray for abundant crops and domestic animals and to have good weather. Another aspects of this festival is reunion of relatives, who are away from home. They worship to their deities by scarifying the animals. The festival is usually in January, the exact date depends on Luna Calendar.
Source: Journey Myanmar, Sulekha
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