Dimapur, August 13 (EMN): The Yimchunger community of Pungro celebrated Metemneo festival, one of the most significant festivals of the community. The festival was celebrated at the Pungro sub-division local ground on August 8.
The theme of the event was ‘peace, prosperity and tranquillity,’ a press release from the organisers informed on Sunday.
Former legislator K Zungkum conveyed the ‘Metemneo message’ during the event. He said that the festival was a ‘festival of souls’: ‘Me’ for ‘soul’, ‘tem’ for ‘wrapped’ and ‘neo’ for festival. It expresses purification of the soul of newborn babies of the year, he said. He said that those who are about to die this year, their soul departs during the festival.
It is also a festival during which new engagement of young boys and girls are arranged, coupled with exchange of gifts. He appealed to the Yimchunger community to be ‘united for all round development,’ the updates stated.
Legislator T Torechu, the host of the Metemneo festival, also spoke during the programme. He extended greetings to the Yimchunger community on the occasion and appealed to the people to celebrate the festival with a ‘spirit of love, affection and respect’ for each other.
