Harvest Festival

1.What Is the Dree Festival?

• Dree is a famous festival that is celebrated in Arunachal Pradesh.
• This festival is celebrated by the Apatani tribe in the Ziro valley.
• It is a harvest festival comprising prayers and animal sacrifices to God.
• This festival is celebrated for three days, during which people wear traditional clothes and enjoy various food with friends and family.
  
  

2.What Is the Wangala Festival?

• Wangala festival is celebrated in the states of Meghalaya and Assam.
• It is a harvest festival which is celebrated by the Garo tribe.
• This festival marks the onset of winter.
• Women and men wear traditional clothes and worship the Sun God.
  
  

3.Where Is Nuakhai Celebrated?

• Nuakhai is a harvest festival that is celebrated in the state of Odhisa.
• This festival is celebrated in September.
• The essence of this festival is to cherish good over evil.
• Sweet pancakes and rice pudding are prepared in every household during this festival.
  

4.What Is the Ladakh Harvest Festival?

• The Ladakh harvest festival is celebrated in Kashmir, Leh and Ladakh.
• It is a traditional and colourful festival in which people show their talents in archery and handicrafts.
• The native Buddhist tribes mainly celebrate this festival.
• Different Tibetan dance forms are performed in parades.
• Monasteries and stupas are decorated where people chant prayers.