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FESTIVALS · NAGALAND · FEBRUARY

Nagaland festivals in February.

2 festivals this month — dates, locations, and travel tips.

Sekrenyi

Kohima

Angami Naga purification festival — ritual bathing in the village spring, community feast of rice and meat, war dances, and the symbolic cleansing of the year's sins.

Feb 25 (Angami calendar)

Sekrenyi

Khonoma

A ten-day purification festival of the Angami Naga people held in Khonoma and surrounding Angami villages. The festival involves ceremonial cleansing of the body and soul to wash away past sins, renewal rituals, initiation of young people to adulthood, and community unification. Represents an identity marker of the Angami people with deep spiritual and social significance.

February 25

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