Sangtam community celebrates Mongmong festival in Longleng

Dimapur, Sep. 5 (EMN): The Sangtam Union Longleng (SUL) celebrated Mongmong festival on September 5 at the residence of the Deputy Commissioner, Longleng, John Tsulise Sangtam.
In his welcome address, John Tsulise Sangtam conveyed Mongmong greeting and welcomed the invitees and in-laws to the celebration. He also acknowledged the cooperation and support extended to the Sangtam community of Longleng in various ways, a DIPR report stated on Thursday.

Thsingvi T Sangtam, assistant professor of Yingli College, spoke on the significance of the festival. He spoke on the origin of Sangtam community and various traditional games and sports played by both men and women during the six-day celebration and other festivals observed by the Sangtams. Thsingvi asserted that the Mongmong festival is celebrated before the harvest to have bountiful harvest in the new fields.

He also said that announcement of the festival by the priest during the night is for separation of spirit of dead from the living. He added that the festival symbolises ending of hard work and starting a new harvest. On the day of the celebration, Sangtam community thanked their god and three hearth stones for making their lives worthy and fruitful, he added.

Akhaba, DIC general manager, Longleng, also spoke on the occasion. Special song was presented by the in-laws, while the invocation was proposed by Lilongla and the celebration concluded with a mass prayer. Robi Sangtam, EAC, Longleng, chaired the programme.