Swang Lamkalai celebrated
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 12 2014:
Swang Lamkalai, a pre harvest festival of Maring tribe was celebrated at Khunbi village in Chandel District yesterday.
Tengnoupal Assembly Constituency MLA D Korungthang, Executive Member (CAF & PD, Art and Culture) ADC Chandel S Tongpao Mate, ADC member Chandel Ch Meshil and special contractor Konvar Lamkang graced the celebration as the presidium members of the function.
While emphasizing the importance of customs & traditions, D Korungthang said that every community has its own unique customs and cultures passed on by the forefathers from generation to generation.
And eventually it became the identity of the present generation through which a tribe or a Nation is identified.
Therefore, promoting and preserving the indigenous customs and cultures particularly by the younger generation is indispensable, he asserted.