Lui Ngai Ni celebration begins at Senapati

IMPHAL, Feb 14: Celebration of  Naga Seed Sowing festival the Lui-Ngai-Ni 2010 began today.

The traditional festival Lui Ngai-Ni this year has started from this evening at Senapati Public ground with a gala cultural shows and music extravaganza. The Lui Ngai-Ni this year will be unique as the oldest Naga Queen Apei Hinga of Maram Namdi (Maram Khullen) will grace the main celebration tomorrow at Senapati Public ground and she will also perform a traditional ritual of blessing the Naga seed-sowing festival tomorrow.

Apart from the Nagas, other communities like Kukis and Gorkhas will also present their cultural items during the celbration at Senapati.

In fact the Lui Ngai-Ni, a seed sowing festival the Naga has been recognized as a state festival for its unique feature and celbrated on 15th of February every year in the state. All preparations for the festival have been made by the state level organising committee atSenapati district head quarter, and all Naga tribes both from the Manipur ad neighbouring Nagaland will going to present their aged old traditional dances and  folk items in connection with the celebration.

It may be mentioned that such tradititional functions of indigenour tribes of the state have becoming showcased and also becoming one of the eventual celebrations to attract the tourists from both India and foreign countries.