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Introduction to Rongker and Chomangkan Festivals:
The Rongker and Chomangkan Festivals are two important festivals held in the state of Assam in north-east India. The Rongker and Chomangkan Festivals are mainly the festivals of the Karbis. The Karbis are the Mongoloid group of people who transmigrated to the land of Assam several hundred years B.C. The Karbi group of people settled down in the place called Karbi Anglong. Karbi Anglong is a beautiful place with blue and verdant green hills, enshrouded with mist. One can observe the enchanting and tittering springs, aroma of the wild flowers and the sweet call of the cuckoos. The Karbis are very peace loving people.
Description of Rongker and Chomangkan Festivals:
The Assam Rongker and Chomangkan Festivals are the two most important festivals of the Karbi group of people. The Rongker festival is mainly a springtime festival. In the village of Karbi Anglong, the elderly men folk organize for the Rongker festival to appease the gods and the goddesses for the well being of the entire village. The Rongker is held with great devotion so that the people of the whole village could be free from diseases and natural disasters for the entire year. The men also pray for a good harvest. A very strange feature about the Rongker festival is that the women of the village are not allowed to enter the worship ground.
On the other hand, the Chomangkan festival is a festival which is consecrated to the departed souls. So, it can be understood that the Chomangkan festival of the Rongker and Chomangkan Festivals in Assam, is chiefly a death ceremony. The Chomangkan festival is compulsory for every Karbi.
Time of Celebration of Rongker and Chomangkan Festivals:
Among the Rongker and Chomangkan Festivals of Assam, the Rongker festival is held annually during the spring season, at the beginning of the New Year.
On the other hand, the timing of the Chomangkan festival depends upon the convenience of the locality. The Chomangkan festival calls for a continuous 4 days and 4 night’s celebration.
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