Tuluni Festival in Nagaland is a significant festival celebrated by the Sumi Naga tribe. This festival is celebrated to rejoice in the most abundant and fruitful season of the year in Nagaland. The Sumi tribe in Nagaland celebrates the Tuluni Festival with splendor and grandeur. During the Tuluni Festival, there are prayers and offerings given to Litsaba, the deity of fruitfulness who gives life and protection to the crops.
History of Tuluni Festival
During the Tuluni Festival in Nagaland, a goblet is made with plantain leaf to serve the rice beer. Tulani is the name of this wine consumed by the Sumi tribe. “anni’ is another name for ‘Tuluni’ meaning the season of plenteous crops. To make the celebrations much more joyous, it is during the Tuluni festival that the fiancé is invited over to the fiancee’s place, and the young couples exchange gifts. Engaged couples get married and start their new lives, and all are fed lavishly with meat and other delicious food. In addition, there are folk songs and ballads that are sung to keep the spirit of the festival high.
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Tuluni Festival Dates
The Tuluni Festival of Nagaland is celebrated around the second week of the month of July.
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