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Festival Tours Program
Naga Traditional New Year Festival 2011
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PLG Tours Modules: |
Naga Traditional New Year Festival 2011
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Tour Duration: |
5 DAYS/ 4 NIGHTS |
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Naga's biggest festival is new
year festival of January 15th, called
Kaing Bi and organized by
Naga festival committee who
choose each year's festival location and details under the
control of central government. All Naga
tribes send a few delegations to this occasion, thus
it is the perfect opportunity to see variety of different
Naga people at one place.
This year six Naga tribes and
Kuki-Chin tribe sent
delegations and total of more than 500 people participated. At
the same festival one year before, midnight of new year's eve,
Naga chief made a pray pouring
Naga wine at the festival site. When the pray was
over, youngsters killed cattle, pigs and chickens with big
knives, which were carried away by females and cooked to be
served as
Naga
dishes at the festival. When festival starts, white and red
Naga wine made of rice are
served in bamboo glasses. Before and after this grand festival,
various villages of Naga
held their own small gatherings with children and others.
Naga wear a decoration made with hair of hunted head, mostly dark
but fair hairs were also spotted. They also held a kind of
ritual at the seeding season in the field but people simply
gather at their garden with family members only.
When animism was believed by all villagers, there were many
festivals almost monthly but most villages open to the
foreigners today are no longer into animism, abandoning their
traditional festivals.
On Indian borders, western side of Mt.Saramati
and
Hukawing valley there said to
remain several animism villages. After the new year festival,
single boys and girls gather for a night and enjoy themselves,
but only Naga people are
allowed into the party. There are a few
Bachelor Houses, called
MORUNG, per village and just
like Japanese youngsters in the past, they go out there and live
together, which has separate rooms for different couples,
according to the Myanmar Encyclopedia's 1971 issue. Other
reports say inside the bachelor house there are no separate
rooms and couples go outside to enjoy themselves. It is quite
different from Indian Naga's MORUNG.
Today, even the villages of no animism belief have a gathering
at MORUNG at the new year
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Tours Program (5days/ 4nights)
Day 1 (Jan 12)The Charter Flight leaves
Yangon early in the morning for a short stop at
Mandalay International Airport, and proceeds to
Khanti Airport. After the arrival there, Guests are
transported local motor vehicles (trucks / Lorries)
to the ferry on the Chindwin River. On the other
side of the river lies Sinthei Village. Then up hill
drive by 4 x 4 off road pickups to Lahae, while on
the way falling into a trance charmed by the
panorama of Naga Mountain Ranges. Lunch Boxes will
be served at the rest station on pleasant Namsalain
Stream, where Guests have a chance to enjoy rare
local amenities. After dinner at Lahae, a nightfs
rest and further stay is arranged in the Naga
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Day 2 (Jan 13)After breakfast, a roam or an
observation in the surrounding neighborhood and
villages can be taken on foot, or rent a car through
onefs own arrangement. Lunch boxes can be ordered in
advance at the reception for that purpose. An
informative video feature on Naga will be
entertained after dinner.
Day 3 (Jan 14)Guest may take part in the
Naga traditional gCeremony of Erection of Poleh from
9:30 am to 11:00 am, and may go for a walk around
the vicinity of the Festival. |
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Day 4 (Jan 15)After breakfast, guest take
their places on the festival grounds to attend the
traditional gOpening Ceremony of Naga New Yearh,
commencing at 8:30 am. In the evening, from 06h30 to
10h00 pm, Guests enjoying the pleasure of the
bonfire and Naga traditional dance while feasting on
traditional food and rice wine by self – help basis.
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Day 5 (Jan 16)To leave Lahae at 5:00 am and
head back home after having breakfast at 4:00 am.
Boxed Lunch is served at Khanti Ferry. Then, take a
flight at Khanti Airport and back to Mandalay and
Yangon. The services come to an end at Yangon
International Airport. |
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THIS YEAR IT IS GOING TO FALL ON JANUARY 14~15, 2011
Please feel free to contact us for this special event itinerary. |
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