MOPIN FESTIVAL

Where the festival of Color, Holi remarks the multicolour India, the tribal groups smears the aura with rice powder. A popular tribal festival of Arunachal Pradesh , Mopin is celebrated for the desire of wealth and prosperity. The jazzing festival came into limelight every year during the month of March or April and the gaiety continues for five days.

The Mopin festival plays an important role in the cultural scenario of Galo Adi Tribes. Tribal people dazzle in their traditional costumes and organize the amazing ‘popir dance’, greatly performed by the female folk. With positioning themselves in a circular queue, they create the roaring sound of their rhythmic steps. One group assemble themselves and chant the sweet words of Ja-Jin-Ja and Baryi folk song, while the following participants complements their song with dancing. Tribal folks don themselves in white clothes and elaborate head gears. Their dangling multi-colored beaded ornaments glitz according to their foot-steps and the sparking sun-rays.

The tribal culture is submerged with strange myths which is vary much linked with the existence of evil spirits. One prime purpose behind organizing this function is to get away from evil shadow and to receive the blessing of God for universal happiness.