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| | '''Mera Hou Chongba''' (literally, ''"merrymaking in Mera"'') or '''Mera Thaomei Thaanba''' (literally, ''"lighting oil lamps in Mera"'') or '''Mera Waa Yungba''' (literally, ''"bamboo poll erection in Mera"'') is a festival celebrated by the [[Meitei ethnicity]] and the tribesmen communities of [[Manipur]], on the 15th lunar day of ''"Mera"'' month of the [[Meitei calendar]] ([[Manipuri calendar]]), mainly in the [[Sana Konung]] of [[Imphal]]. The main theme of the festival is the unity and love between the [[Meitei people]] and all the tribesmen of [[Manipur]].<ref>https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/mera-hou-chongba-manipur-celebrates-festival-of-oneness/1166665</ref><ref>http://e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=manipur.Festival_of_Manipur.Mera_Houchongba_Festival_By_Budha_Kamei</ref> |
| {{Short description|Festival of Manipur}}
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| '''Mera Hou Chongba''' or '''Mera Waayungba''' or '''Mera Thaomei Thaanba''' is the cultural [[festival]] of [[solidarity]] of [[Manipur]], celebrated by every indigenous ethnic groups, including the [[Meitei people]] and the rest of hilly tribes. The day falls on the 15th [[lunar day]] of Mera month of the [[Meitei calendar]]. The main location for the celebration of the festival is at the Sana Konung, the Royal Palace of [[Manipur]]. On this day, all the hill tribes came down to the valley of [[Imphal]], and gather at the Royal Palace, and show their cultural dances and other art forms. The day ends with a grand feast, held together with the [[Meitei people]] and the tribes, to show solitude, oness of all the ethnic groups in the region.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/mera-hou-chongba-manipur-celebrates-festival-of-oneness/1166665|title=Mera Hou Chongba: Manipur celebrates festival of oneness|website=outlookindia.com/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=manipur.Festival_of_Manipur.Mera_Houchongba_Festival_By_Budha_Kamei|title=Mera Houchongba Festival By Budha Kamei|website=e-pao.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/manipur-s-traditional-mera-houchongba-festival-aims-to-integrate-communities-117100600353_1.html|title=Manipurs traditional Mera Houchongba festival aims to integrate communities|website=Business Standard}}</ref><ref>[https://Ibb.in/kolkata/mera-hou-chongba-festival-manipur/]{{dead link|date=May 2020}}</ref> | |
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| ==See also==
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| * [[Sajibu Cheiraoba]]
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| * [[Ningol Chakouba]]
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| * [[Heikru Hidongba]]
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| * [[Yaoshang]]
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| * [[Imoinu Iratpa]]
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| * [[Panthoibi Iratpa]]
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| * [[Mera Chaorel Houba]]
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| ==References== | | ==References== |
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| | | [[Category:Meitei culture]] |
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Revision as of 17:26, 8 April 2021
Mera Hou Chongba (literally, "merrymaking in Mera") or Mera Thaomei Thaanba (literally, "lighting oil lamps in Mera") or Mera Waa Yungba (literally, "bamboo poll erection in Mera") is a festival celebrated by the Meitei ethnicity and the tribesmen communities of Manipur, on the 15th lunar day of "Mera" month of the Meitei calendar (Manipuri calendar), mainly in the Sana Konung of Imphal. The main theme of the festival is the unity and love between the Meitei people and all the tribesmen of Manipur.[1][2]
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