By Chaoba Kamson The Zeliangrong people called this festival by different names Zeme as Hegangi, Liangmei as Chagangi and Rongmei as Gaan-Ngai. Chakaan in Rongmei dialect means name of season. Chakaan season is the harbinger of Gaan-Ngai fesival. Gaan means winter and Ngai means festival. The Gaan-Ngai festival is also described as a New Year […]
By Chaoba Kamson The Zeliangrong people called this festival by different names Zeme as Hegangi, Liangmei as Chagangi and Rongmei as Gaan-Ngai. Chakaan in Rongmei dialect means name of season. Chakaan season is the harbinger of Gaan-Ngai fesival. Gaan means winter and Ngai means festival. The Gaan-Ngai festival is also described as a New Year […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/12/chakaan-gaan-ngai-the-living-ritual-festival-of-zeliangrong/
Budha Kamei “Festival is a time of merriment and enjoyment, to imbibe the spirit of love and brotherhood.” Introduction: The Zeliangrong are one of the natives of Northeast India. Racially, they belong to Mongloid stock and speak the Tibeto-Burman language. Tradition says, the Zeliangrong ancestors originated from a cave recognized as Mahou Taobei; they moved […]
Budha Kamei “Festival is a time of merriment and enjoyment, to imbibe the spirit of love and brotherhood.” Introduction: The Zeliangrong are one of the natives of Northeast India. Racially, they belong to Mongloid stock and speak the Tibeto-Burman language. Tradition says, the Zeliangrong ancestors originated from a cave recognized as Mahou Taobei; they moved […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/01/significance-of-gaan-ngai-festival/
