Lozaphuhu village celebrates Sokronye festival with the theme 'Celebrating community, culture and continuity', hosted by Luhu Le peer group.
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DIMAPUR — The Sokronye festival was celebrated at Lozaphuhu village in Phek district from January 14 to the 16th, concluding with the Mi-Le Sokronye programme held on the theme “Celebrating community, culture and continuity”.
According to an update, the event was attended by Vechiso Chakhesang, additional director of Treasuries and Accounts, as the special guest. This year, the Sokronye feast was hosted by the Luhu Le peer group.
In commemoration of the event, a souvenir was released by Veni Vese, ADCP Chümoukedima, along with other dignitaries.
The special guest exhorted and challenged the community to always keep striving forward while being rooted in age-old values and principles.
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Competitions were held in tug of war, top spinning, and penalty shoot-out, and prizes were given away by Nesakho Sakha, graduate teacher, Government Higher Secondary School, Phek Town.
It was mentioned that after every alternate year, the Sokronye feast is hosted by one peer group known as Mi-Le for all other peer groups in the village. Mi-Le is a traditional peer group organisation where one remains part of it for life, and it is compulsory for every man of the village to be a member of a Mi-Le, whether one resides in the village or not.