Assam’s Mishing community celebrates ‘Ali Aye Ligang’ festival
First Published: 16th February, 2022 13:39 IST
The ethnic group of Mishing in Assam celebrates ‘Ali Aye Ligang’ festival today in mark of offering prayers to God for a good harvest. The meaning of ‘Ali Aye Ligang’,
The ethnic group of Mishing in Assam celebrates ‘Ali Aye Ligang’ festival today in mark of offering prayers to God for a good harvest.
The meaning of ‘Ali Aye Ligang’, is seed sowing festival where the Mishing community people depends upon agriculture for living. The community is first in welcoming the season.
This community people considers this day as a very sacred day. The people calls it a Lakshmi day.
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They start to sow seeds on a hold Wednesday of the Assamese month of Phagun and celebrate this festival. The whole of Mishing community starts to celebrate on the first Wednesday of Phagun.
Gumraag Soman, a tribal dance, is performed as part of the event. Usually, the community’s youth perform this dance form as a show of gratitude to Mother Earth for her abundance. Moreover, the youth enjoy the melodic ‘oi: nitom’ and folk music.
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