Celebrate Diversity
Experience the vibrant cultures and traditions of different tribes through their unique festivals.
Festivals
Nyokum being a pre-harvest festival is celebrated for harvest prosperity, communal harmony, community integrations and global peace as well it also marks the advent of the Nyishi New Year.
The ‘Solung’ is the main socio-religious festival of ‘Adis’ community. Generally, ‘Solung’ is celebrated in the mid-part of the year in the months of August/September corresponding to the Adi months of ‘Tauno’ and ‘Yio’ respectively.
During the Mopin festival, the goddess of welfare, peace, wealth, prosperity and wisdom is propitiated. The festival generally starts from the first week of April, before the paddy plantation, and lasts for five days.
The Dree Festival is an agricultural festival and known to be a biggest tribal carnival in the state. This festival includes a number of grand rituals and traditions. Dree Festival signifies happiness, wealth and prosperity
Arunachal Pradesh being the home for 26 diverse tribes speaking different local dialects and each tribe celebrating its own festivals throughout the year makes this state more colorful and exciting. The most amazing thing is that each tribe have a different culture and tradition. No festival is alike the other’s tribe festivals. Most of the festivals are related to pre-harvest or post- harvest celebration. It is celebrated for bumper harvest and happiness within the community. The myriad of colourful tribes enhances the mystery and beautify the custom and cultures.
Oriah is the most important of all the festivals celebrated by the Wancho tribe, earlier known as head hunters. The Oriah is usually celebrated at the beginning of the spring season and it lasts for the whole season in the Wancho area.
Chalo Loku stands out as the most vibrant and widely celebrated festival. Similar to many tribal festivals, it holds agricultural significance. It goes without saying that, like any other festival, Chalo Loku promotes love, unity, and brotherhood.
During the Mopin festival, the goddess of welfare, peace, wealth, prosperity and wisdom is propitiated. The festival generally starts from the first week of April, before the paddy plantation, and lasts for five days.
The Reh festival transforms into a mesmerizing kaleidoscope of vibrant colors, intricate patterns, and traditional designs adorning the festive attire. The celebration seamlessly intertwines with the breathtaking natural beauty that envelops the entire region.
Throughout the festival, Golden Pagoda comes alive with a sequence of culturally rich and entertaining programs and activities. The Tai youth orchestrate meticulously planned, theme-based events, adding vibrancy to the celebrations.
The Tamla-Du is the socio-religious festival of the Kaman (Miju) and Tawran (Digaru) Mishmi celebrated in the month of February during the spring season.
Singpho people dance in a warrior like attire in a circle around the sacred pillars of Shadung. Shadung pillars represent male and feminine genders. Below these pillars there is a tying beam having one end in the shape of the head of a Hornbill and the other end is a tail.
The Aka people lives in the western part of Arunachal Pradesh and known for their beautiful and colorful customs. They celebrate an annual festival called Nyethrii-Dow.