Solung festival begins in Arunachal Pradesh

The annual socio-religious Solung festival of Adi tribe has started in Arunachal Pradesh.

Solung is 5-day long agro-based festival is celebrated every year by the Adi tribe in the first week of September.

Key Points

The Solung festival reflects the socio-religious features of the Adi tribe of Arunachal Pradesh.

Adi or ‘Bangni-Boker lhoba ’people are the major collective tribes living in the himalayan hills of ‘Nyingchi’ prefecture in Arunachal Pradesh.

To mark the celebrations, people perform various rituals and make offerings to gods and goddesses during the celebration and pray for a bumper harvest.

During the celebration, Mithun (Great Indian Bison) which is considered as holy animal and occupies an important religious significance among the Adis is sacrificed.

People present gifts of meat and Apong (rice beer) to neighbours and relatives on the occasion thus cementing family and social relationships.

The festival also reflects care and protection of animals which are vital components of their family and social life of Adi tribe.

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