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The 'Chalo Loku' festival, celebrated by the Nocte tribe, belongs to which state?
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Answer: Option C — Arunachal Pradesh
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Chalo Loku is the most important festival of the Nocte tribe of Arunachal Pradesh, who live mainly in the Tirap district, in the south-eastern part of the state, near the borders with Assam, Nagaland and Myanmar. It is celebrated every year in November, after the harvest of the paddy crop.
Chalo Loku is a post-harvest festival. It is celebrated to thank the gods for a good harvest, to bid farewell to the old agricultural season and to prepare for the new one. The festival is usually celebrated for three days. During the festival, the Noctes offer prayers and sacrifices of animals, such as pigs and buffaloes, to the deities. The celebrations include community feasts, singing and dancing. The Noctes perform their traditional dances, in which young men and women dance in their colourful traditional costumes to the beat of drums and gongs. Rice beer is an important part of the festivities. The festival is an occasion to strengthen relationships within the community and between villages, and the village chief (Lowang) plays an important role in the celebrations.
The Noctes are a Naga group related to the Nagas of Nagaland. Traditionally, their society was organised under hereditary village chiefs, called Lowangs, and they lived in large villages on hilltops. Many Noctes follow Vaishnavism, which they adopted in the 19th century under the influence of the satras of Assam, while others follow Christianity or their traditional beliefs. The Tirap and Longding districts are also home to the Wancho and Tutsa tribes.
Arunachal Pradesh has more than 25 major tribes, each with its own festivals, such as Losar and Torgya (Monpa), Solung (Adi), Mopin (Galo), Dree (Apatani), Nyokum and Boori Boot (Nyishi), Tamladu (Digaru Mishmi) and Sangken (Khamti).
Why not the other options?
- ✗Nagaland is known for the Hornbill Festival and Naga tribal festivals.
- ✗Sikkim is known for Losoong and Saga Dawa.
- ✗Meghalaya is known for Wangala and Nongkrem.
Quick tip
Remember: Chalo Loku = the Nocte tribe of the Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh and the post-harvest season (November).
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