Source: Hueiyen News Service
Tamenglong, February 16, 2010:
After Naga People Organization announce to hold seeding sowing festival, LUI-NGAI-NI celebration at respective district level a LUI- NGAI- NI celebration was observed here at Shekinh- In, Tamenglong District HQs with Rev.N Palmei, former President of Zeliangrong Union, AMN as resource person today.
Very few people turn up for observation of Lui- Ngai- Ni a big festival of Nagas.
Speaking on the occasion, Rev.N Palmei said due to the weaknesses of the United Naga Council, UNC we could not organise the biggest Nagas' festival in proper way.
He expressed deep concern of less participants.
Explaining the meaning of LUI- NGAI- NI, Rev.N Palmei said that Lui meant festival in Tangkhul dialect- Ngai meant festival in Rongmei dialect and -Ni meant festival in Mao and Liangmei dialect.
Three four dialects put together to form LUI- NGAI- NI (Festival- Festival-Festival), he said.
To identity a person or tribe once need to have separate dance, dialect, song, festival and dresses too.
As a Nagas we need to preserve the rich cultures to identity us, he noted.
LUI- NGAI- NI festival symbolises the unity among the Nagas for development and not for destruction, he observed.
He also narrated the Nagas history in brief.
In the meantime, the programme committee of Rani Gaidinliu Death Anniversary Committee Tamenglong is organising 17th Death Anniversary of Rani Gaidinliu "Padma Bhusan on 17th February 2010 at Zeliangrong House, Tamenglong District HQs with Joseph Pauline, ADM Tamenglong as chief guest, D.Dikambui, former President of ZU (AMN) and Keilamsuang Panmei, Lecturer Tml College as president of the function and resource person respectively, the committee informed the Hueiyen Lanpao here today.
Inviting the general public to take part in the observance the committee said that programme will be entertained by singing folk song, customary song and patriotic song by different groups and persons.