Nagaland, July 16 (ANI): A festival of feast and merry-making to mark the end of dry season and the beginning of new fruits, Tuluni festival in Nagaland is one of the prime festivals celebrated by the different clans of Sumi tribe across the state on 8th July. Organised by the Highway Area Sumi Public Organisation, the festival was celebrated with pomp and grandeur at NER Agri Expo site in Dimapur. The festival was marked by prayers and offerings to Litsaba - the deity of fruitfulness who gives life and protection to the crops. Originally celebrated for seven days, Tuluni festival is celebrated to rejoice the most abundant and fruitful season of the year in Nagaland. Thousands of Sumis in their traditional fineries joined the celebrations, which was marked with folk songs and Tuluni feast. Besides this, youths also participated enthusiastically in the indigenous games and cultural dances. During the festival, while reviving the traditional practices, young women engaged in weaving while humming traditional folk songs. The Tuluni festival symbolizes fraternity, solidarity, sharing and oneness not only among the Sumi community but Nagas as a whole.
