Gaan Ngai Festival Being Celebrated Today, CM Extends Wishes
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04 January, 2023 01:02 pm IST
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The Gaan-Ngai festivals being celebrated on Wednesday, i.e. January 04. The Gaan Ngai festival is one of the major festivals of Manipur which is celebrated every year after harvesting.
On the occasion, the Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh extends wishes. “Let the Gaan-Ngai festival bring in peace, prosperity and progress to the state”, the Chief Minister said.
The festival, majorly celebrated by the Zeliangrong community which comprises Rongmei, Liangmei, and Zeme tribes, also marks the end of the year when the farmers have stored their foodgrain in their ganeries. During the festival, the Zeliarong community shows their gratitude by offering to the almighty a good harvest and praying for a better and prosperous life in the coming year.
It is a custom to produce new fire by rubbing dry wood and split bamboo pieces and distributing them to every household on the day of the festival to mark the beginning of the new year.
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