Mera Hou Chongba: Titular king welcomes hill men
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 08 2022:
Titular king and Rajya Sabha MP Leisemba Sanajaoba has accorded a warm welcome to people coming from hill districts to attend Mera Hou Chongba festival at Kangla and Sana Konung, today.
They were received by Leisemba Sanajaoba at a simple function organised by the State Level Organising Committee on Mera Hou Chongba at Sana Konung.
Addressing the gatherings, the MP said that Mera Hou Chongba is a major festival of Manipur which is almost 2000 years old.
Saying that the festival began during the time of Nongda Lairen Pakhangba, Sanajaoba maintained that Mera Hou Chongba is a common customary festival of the hills and the valley people of Manipur.
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There is no festival like Mera Hou Chongba which promotes unity in other parts of the country, he added.
Mera Hou Chongba was conducted in a low key manner in the last two years due to Covid pandemic, the MP said.
Saying that the festival promotes unity and brotherhood, Leisemba Sanajaoba urged all to extend assistance in preserving and pro- moting the unique festival of Manipur.