The Pochuri tribe celebrates the Yemshe Festival in Nagaland with full of zeal. It is one of the most important festivals in Nagaland, and Pochuri Tribe waits anxiously all year round for this time. So you can see a grand celebration during the Yemshe Festival, and all members of the tribe, the young and the old, come together with the hope of a good harvest after a year of hard work.
The village spokesman announces the date for the Yemshe festival, after which the arrangements and festivities begin. First, the village youth clean the whole village, starting from the streets and footpaths to the wells and the fields. Then, the head of the family performs the rituals of the Yemshe Festival, whose materials are then fastened to the entrance of each house. It is also fun and merrymaking as engaged couples exchange gifts and indulge in feasts and wine. This is called the Big Yemshe when people get to know each other and get engaged. The celebration of the Yemshe with rituals is called the small Yemshe when a wealthy family hosts the ritual Purification feast. The feast continues, and several rituals and specific arrangements are made until the last day of the feast, which is the feast cleansing day. All people stay indoors on the last day of the feast, following which arrangements start for the next harvesting time.
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Yemshe Festival Dates
The time for celebrating the Yemshe Festival is during October, the first week of the month. The Venue for celebrating the Yemshe Festival in Kohima, the capital of Nagaland. It generally takes place from the last end of the last week of September to the first week of October.
