Sajibu Nongma Panba

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Sajibu Nongma Panba is the traditional lunar New Year festival of the Meitei people of Manipur, marking the onset of spring with religious rituals and cultural celebrations.

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Sajibu Nongma Panba canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Meitei festival ⓘ
festival ⓘ
lunar new year festival ⓘ
spring festival ⓘ
associatedWithEthnicGroup Meitei people ⓘ
calendarType lunar calendar ⓘ
country India ⓘ
culturalPractice exchange of gifts and greetings ⓘ
preparation of special traditional dishes ⓘ
wearing new or traditional clothes ⓘ
followsCalendar Meitei lunar calendar ⓘ
frequency annual ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Cheiraoba ⓘ
Meitei Cheiraoba ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance affirmation of Meitei identity ⓘ
continuation of indigenous Meitei traditions ⓘ
hasFoodTradition preparation of a variety of vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes ⓘ
hasLanguage Meitei language ⓘ
hasRitual climbing nearby hills or high places ⓘ
family feast ⓘ
household cleaning and purification ⓘ
offerings to household deities ⓘ
prayers for prosperity and well-being ⓘ
visiting relatives and friends ⓘ
hasSocialFunction community cohesion ⓘ
intergenerational transmission of customs ⓘ
mainLocation Manipur ⓘ
marks Meitei New Year ⓘ
onset of spring ⓘ
observedBy Meitei diaspora outside Manipur ⓘ
occursInMonth Sajibu ⓘ
occursInSeason spring ⓘ
region Northeast India ⓘ
relatedTo Meitei lunar calendar ⓘ
Sanamahi religion ⓘ
linked to: Sanamahism
religiousAspect worship of Sanamahi and other Meitei deities ⓘ
religiousTradition Sanamahism ⓘ
symbolizes beginning of a new year cycle ⓘ
renewal of life ⓘ
strengthening of family bonds ⓘ
typeOfHoliday cultural holiday ⓘ
religious holiday ⓘ
typicalGregorianTime April ⓘ
March ⓘ

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Gudi Padwa → relatedFestival → Sajibu Nongma Panba ⓘ