EMN
Dimapur, June 18
To promote dignity of labor and the hardworking traditions for which the Naga used to be known for, members of a local youth group in Mokokchung recently helped villagers work in a field.
Members of the Mopungchuket Senso Cultural Club of Kohima organized a day-out with Mopungchuket students on June 18 to Zubza, near Kohima town. Mopungchuket is a village in Mokokchung district.
The program was organized “with a view to impart knowledge of our forefathers working systems in the fields,” a note from the organizers said on Thursday, June 18.“The elders taught and shared their experiences of working in the fields and showed the students various techniques involved in cultivation etc”.
Along with local elders, the visiting students took part in weeding and cleaning the surroundings of fields they worked on.
The Mopungchuket Senso Cultural Club has a jhum cultivation at Zubza where paddy and various kinds of vegetables are being cultivated.
“Since most of the students have been born and brought up in towns, they do not have experience working at such kind of environment,” the note explained.
The elders also shared the importance of preserving one’s own culture and traditions and encouraged the students to work hard with full dedication in whatever they do.
Students hailing from Mopungchuket village took part in the program. The Mopungchuket Senso cultural club Kohima was formed in 1991 with view to preserve the rich culture and traditions of forefathers, the note added.
