News: Tiwa tribesmen celebrate Langkhun festival in Umsowai village in Karbi Anglong district of Assam.
About Langkhun / Lankhong Festival
- During this harvest festival, the Tiwa community presents sacred offerings to Ramsa Devota and other deities, seeking protection of their paddy from pests and an abundant yield.
- They also pray for the prosperity and good health of their families and the entire village, asking for safeguarding from misfortune and disease.
- Region and Tribes:
- The Tiwa people, also called Lalung, are a Tibeto-Burmese group mainly in Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, and Nagaland, with presence in Bangladesh and Myanmar.
- In Assam, the community is recognized as a Scheduled Tribe and follows traditional agriculture, including jhum or shifting cultivation.
- Time of celebration: The festival features bamboo worship over four days and is held variably between October and December.
- Significance.
- Langkhun marks an important seasonal transition for the Tiwa, reflecting their agrarian roots and strong ties with
- The festival fosters communal harmony, bringing together people from nearby villages and dignitaries for collective worship and joy.
- Other festivals of the Tiwa tribes are: Three Pis(Bihu), Borot utsav, Sogra phuja, Wanchuwa, Jonbeel Mela, Kabla, and Yangli Phuja.
