Myanmar Festivals
Naga New Year Festival (Sagaing Division)
Numerous Naga tribes spread throughout the
Northwestern hills of Myanmar. Most of the Naga are
from the Chin State. The Naga festival is social,
but it is also to exchange previous year
experiences, to make plans for the coming year and
to discuss how to overcome difficulties.
They pray
for abundant crops and domestic animals and to have
good weather. Another aspects of this festival is
reunion of relatives, who are away from home. They
worship to their deities by scarifying the animals.
The festival is usually in January, for this year it
will be held on the 15th of January, 2005.
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