Sekrenyi

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Sekrenyi is a traditional purification and rejuvenation festival of the Angami Naga people in Nagaland, India, marked by elaborate rituals, feasting, and community celebrations.

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Sekrenyi canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Angami Naga festival ⓘ
cultural festival ⓘ
festival ⓘ
religious festival ⓘ
associatedEthnicGroup Angami Naga ⓘ
linked to: Angami Naga tribe
associatedWith Naga people ⓘ
linked to: Naga peoples
associatedWithConcept ancestral blessings ⓘ
fertility of land and crops ⓘ
ritual purity ⓘ
social harmony ⓘ
celebratedBy Angami Naga people ⓘ
linked to: Angami Naga tribe
country India ⓘ
culturalSignificance affirmation of clan and village unity ⓘ
preservation of Angami customs and traditions ⓘ
duration several days ⓘ
hasRitualObject domestic animals for sacrifice ⓘ
rice beer ⓘ
traditional weapons and ornaments ⓘ
includesActivity cleaning and decorating houses ⓘ
community drinking of rice beer ⓘ
exchange of visits among relatives and friends ⓘ
feasting ⓘ
ritual bathing ⓘ
rituals at village wells or water sources ⓘ
sacrificial rituals ⓘ
traditional dances ⓘ
traditional songs ⓘ
youth gatherings and games ⓘ
mainLocation Kohima district ⓘ
marks beginning of the Angami agricultural year ⓘ
transition from old year to new year for Angami Naga ⓘ
nameInEnglish Sekrenyi ⓘ
observedBy Angami villages ⓘ
observedIn Angami-inhabited areas of Nagaland ⓘ
purpose to cleanse past misfortunes ⓘ
to invoke prosperity for the coming year ⓘ
to strengthen communal ties ⓘ
region Northeast India ⓘ
religiousSignificance ritual purification of individuals and community ⓘ
religiousTradition indigenous Naga religion ⓘ
state Nagaland ⓘ
theme community bonding ⓘ
purification ⓘ
rejuvenation ⓘ
renewal of life ⓘ
thanksgiving ⓘ
timeOfYear Angami month of Kezei ⓘ
around February ⓘ
typeOfHoliday harvest-related festival ⓘ
tribal festival ⓘ

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Sekrenyi → nameInEnglish → Sekrenyi ⓘ