Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, April 13 2010:
Maram youths of Willong village in Senapati celebrating the golden jubilee function of the Maram Students Union in traditional way today enjoyed with catching fish at Barak River with traditional style.
The fishing with traditional method participated by villagers of Willong village started at about 7 am with village chief Ngauning Gabreil in the lead.
The chief said the celebration of traditional way of fishing in festive mood has been performing in the village every year from many years back in the month of March or April on a convenient time.
On the first day of the practice, villagers go out in search of poisonous substances from the forest, on the second day all villagers including youths and old together go to the river to drop the poisonous substances they collected.
On the third day they go the river again to collect the fishes float up after poisioning.