HT Correspondent
DIMAPUR, May 2: The Ao Naga tribe celebrated one of their premier festivals, Moatsu, at Imkongmeren sports complex, Mokukchung, with a day-long programme recently, seeking God’s blessings for prosperity, good health, and community harmony.
The celebration, also called mini hornbill festival, was initiated by the Ao community legislators and the Nagaland government, and organised by the Ao Senden, the apex body of Ao Nagas, on the theme “celebrating our roots”.
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Gracing the celebration as the special guest, Nagaland assembly speaker Sharingain Longkumer, in his address, stressed that while celebrating a festival invoking blessings, one should understand that there are two ways to seek blessings – one is to realise the blessings we are bestowed with and the other how we can seek blessings through common vision and goals.
Longkumer said while the forefathers of the society had the blessings to lead the people in every aspect of life, there needs to be introspection and at the same time retrospection on the blessings, where we left our footprints and where those footprints will lead us today.
He also said in this fast changing world where progress is the keyword, many a time there is a tendency to forget the things one is blessed with, thus becoming a victim of what one desires.
He said: “We need to understand the present society to envision a better future.”
He went on to say that in a global word of digitalisation, education and progress, the society has become vulnerable to losing its identity.
Longkumer emphasised the need to rejuvenate and relive the values bestowed by the forefathers.
The day-long programme included Moatsü Naklu (song), a special song from Note Grid School of Music, Mokokchung, indigenous games and inter-ward tug of war competition.
