Emoinu celebrated
Source: The Sangai Express / UNI
Imphal, January 09 2017:
Festival of the Goddess of prosperity, Emoinu was celebrated today in Manipur in pomp and splendour.
The festival was marked with cleaning, decorating household, surroundings.
Goddess Emoinu is associated with wealth, well being and a place is assigned to her in the kitchen of every Manipuri household.
Every household offered food, vegetables, fish to the Goddess to seek her blessings for a prosperous and peaceful year.
The observation is also marked with savouring a grand feast with fish as the main dish.
In view of the festival prices of vegetables and fish soared in the State coupled with the economic blockade imposed by the United Naga Council (UNC) .