Celebrations for Ngada, the premier festival of the Rengma tribe began on Monday at RSA ground, Tseminyu with deputy commissioner Tseminyu, Rohit Singh, as the special guest during the inaugural.
The main events on Monday included the Ngada procession, indigenous games competition while Miss Tseminyu 2023 was held later in the evening with MLA, Achumbemo Kikon, as the special guest.
While extending festival greetings, Singh said Ngada was the foremost festival of the Rengma people and that he was happy to be part of it. He said it was important to hold such festivities so that the people would remember their culture while the youths would also get to learn more about their own traditions by taking part in the event.
“We will lose our identity if we do not know our culture or fail to carry on our traditional practices,” Singh said. He urged everyone to come forward and join in the celebration at the same time contribute towards the rich cultural activities. He later wished a grand success to all the festivities.
Earlier, the programme was chaired by cultural secretary, Rengma Hoho, Kehoyi Kez while traditional blessings were pronounced by Kegwanye Kent.
Indigenous games competition among the seven ranges included tug of war, bamboo pole climbing, bamboo stilt race, high kick and howling & yodelling.
The grand Ngada celebration will be held on Tuesday with minister for Power & Parliamentary Affairs, KG Kenye as the special guest while MLA and chairman DPDB, Tseiminyu, Ar Jwenga Seb, as the Ngada host. It may be mentioned that the festival is held under Tseminyu district green initiatives based on the theme, “Collective Action for Our Shared Future”.
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