Manipur CM inaugurates Hun-Thadou cultural festival at Kangpokpi
First Published: 18th April, 2023 14:39 IST
Hun, which is celebrated for seven days, is more than a cultural festival. It is a civilizing act of the Thadous
The 5th state-level Hun-Thadou cultural festival took off to a colourful start today in Kangpokpi. Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh graced the festival, the most important festival of the Thadou people, the second largest tribe in the state of Manipur, as the Chief Guest.
PWD and YAS Minister Govindas Konthoujam attended as Guest of Honour while Textiles, Commerce, and Industry and Corporation Minister Nemcha Kipgen attended as Functional President.
Tribal Affairs and Hills Minister Letpao Haokip, MLA Irengbam Nalini Devi, MLA Janghemlung Pamei, MLA Kimneo Hanhshing, and BJP Secretary Organization Abhay Giri also attended the event.
Hun, according to the Thadou, etymologically signifies time and season. The ‘time’ here significantly encompasses something of the entire cosmology-from earth to heaven, death to life, and all the affairs of man and his spirituality. Hun is an archaic but formal form of time in the above sense of the language.
Hun, which is celebrated for seven days, is more than a cultural festival. It is a civilizing act of the Thadous. It is the custom, the culture, the religious affairs, and the greatest occasion for almost everything in the social, religious, and political life of the Thadou Tribe.
Hun 2023 is organized under the theme, “drug-free society” and the motto, “My Culture, My Identity”.
Significantly, the state Government of Manipur on January 27, 2023, declared April 7 as a restricted holiday in the state of Manipur on the occasion of Hun, the Thadou Cultural Festival.
Mister and Miss Thadou beauty contests, Thadou folk songs, folk dance, and folk music, Thadou modern songs, tastes of Thadou cuisines, Thadou Handloom and Handicrafts, Thadou indigenous games and sports, and Thadou traditional attires will be the main highlights of the two days event.
Adding a dash of glamour to the festival would be Miss Universe Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu who would be the showstopper for Manipur designer of international repute Robert Naorem.
Also Read: Miss Universe Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu to attend Hun-Thadou Festival in Kangpokpi
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