Chavan Kumhrin celebrated
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Chandel, October 23 2014:
All seven tribes of Nagas in Chandel joined the celebration of Chavan Kumhrin in the district today.
Common to all Nagas in Chandel as the harvesting festival, all people looked to churches wherein prayer services were held in the morning.
People brought their first fruit of the harvest in thanksgiving and say prayer for the plentiful harvest due to come shortly.
As part of the celebration, indigenous games and sports were conducted in some of the villages and arranged Chavan feasts as well.
It might be mentioned that Chandel district administration, on May 15 in1978, declared October 23 ' Chavan Kumhrin' as a district holiday.
Since then the people of the district have been celebrating the festival every year.