Moatsu festival
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Moatsu festival is a traditional springtime celebration of the Ao Naga people of Nagaland, marked by rituals, feasting, dancing, and community bonding to welcome a new agricultural season.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Moatsu festival canonical | 1 |
| Moatsu festival celebrations | 1 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
agricultural festival
ⓘ
festival ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ao Naga tribe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
farming communities ⓘ rural communities ⓘ |
| celebratedBy | Ao Naga people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| celebratedIn |
India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nagaland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Ao Naga culture
ⓘ
Naga culture ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
communal meals
ⓘ
hospitality to guests ⓘ traditional attire ⓘ traditional dances ⓘ traditional songs ⓘ village-level celebrations ⓘ |
| includesActivity |
community bonding
ⓘ
dancing ⓘ feasting ⓘ rituals ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Ao Naga traditional calendar
ⓘ
Naga traditional festivals ⓘ |
| languageContext | Ao language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marks | beginning of new agricultural season ⓘ |
| purpose |
to strengthen community ties
ⓘ
to welcome a new agricultural season ⓘ |
| region | Northeast India ⓘ |
| relatedTo | agricultural cycle ⓘ |
| religiousAspect | traditional animist practices ⓘ |
| season | spring ⓘ |
| socialFunction |
collective thanksgiving for harvest prospects
ⓘ
conflict resolution within community ⓘ strengthening kinship bonds ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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Moatsu festival celebrations