Fish is the essence for Northeast people’s meal but festivity is first of the kind and there is a reason to do so as traditionally Manipuri people have been offering seasonal vegetables, fruits and fish to Emoinu Iratpa Numit on every 12th Day of the ‘Wakching’ month.
This ritual of fish offering to Emoinu on Wakching month of Manipur’s lunar calendar is observed especially by the Meiti community of the state, but even rest people are joining to mark fish festivity ‘First Emoinu Fish Festival, 2023’ that was conducted by the Department of Fishery along with fish farmers.
The purpose of this festival is also to deliver the desired items for the customers observing the religious ritual of worshipping Emoinu Iratpa Numit. The idea of fish festival originated from the successful organizers of annual fish fairs of 2022, who had been ritually conducting such seasonal event since 1979. Fish has remained Manipur’s economic backbone with production of 32,000 metric tons last year, where such festive event is just to edge its sales and production volumes.
NEIC: SUMI BORA
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