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NGADA FESTIVAL OF THE RENGMAS

   The first day of the festival is meant for preparation of rice-beer by every household. Banana leaves are collected from the forest on the second day of the festival. On the third day, the womenfolk visits the graves of their relatives and place rice-beer wrapped in banana leaves on their graves. On the fourth day, all male members gtaher together at their respective khel morungs known s "RENSI" early in the morning, with their own rice-beer and meat and have their meal there. At mid-day, all male members in their ceremonial and warrior fineries go round the village, followed by women with rice-beer in their mugs to offer them drinks.

    The fifth day again witnesses all male members going in procession, visiting all the houses, singing songs relating to 'NGADA' festival. Each household has to give them something as a token  as a token of their appreciation, when the procession visits them. On the sixth day, all the members of the village visit the house of one another irrespective of khel or clan, eat and drink with one and all in every house without any restriction or hesitation. On the seventh day, everybody goes to the forest for collecting firewood, banna leaves and vegetables for the feast. A grand feast is arranged on the eight day, where the whole village fesat on whatever was collected on the fifth day's procession.After the feast, it is believed that the souls of those who dies tht very year, leaves the village and go to the land of the dead. On this day, three rites are performed. One is the peace agreement with fire in order to avoid fire accident in the village. The second is made with the rats, so that they do not destroy crops or household goods. The third rite is performed to expel evil spirits from all household and the entire village. This ends the eight day long celebration of the 'NGADA' festival of the Rengma Nagas.