The Tangkhul post-harvest thanksgiving - a week of feasting where women lead the rites.
About a week in December; village dates vary.
Exact dates for the coming year haven't been announced or verified yet — this page will be updated when they are.
Villages across Ukhrul district
Chumpha (Chumpha Phanit) is the great post-harvest festival of the Tangkhul Naga, held over about a week in December after the granaries are full. Distinctively, women take the leading role in its rituals. The festival closes with processions, shared feasts and dances in villages across Ukhrul district.
Village feasts, dances and processions across Tangkhul country; ask locally in Ukhrul which villages are celebrating.
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