| Ningol Chakkouba | |
|---|---|
Celebration of Ningol Chakkouba in Delhi
| |
| Observed by | Meitei people |
| Type | Meitei people |
| Celebrations | Married ladies are invited to their parental homes to have a feast together with their fathers, brothers and uncles to tighten the bond of love between the ladies and their parental homes. |
| Date | as per Meitei calendar |
| Frequency | Annual |
Ningol Chakkouba (Meitei: ꯅꯤꯉꯣꯜ ꯆꯥꯛꯀꯧꯕ, transl: feast for married women), also known as Hiyangei Nini Paanba (Meitei for 'second day of the month of Hiyaangei'), is a traditional Meitei festival, celebrated on the second day of the lunar month of Hiyangei (October–November). It is a celebration of bond of love between married women and their paternal families.[1] It is celebrated by members of the Indian diaspora in western countries, like Australia and Canada,[2] and in many Indian cities outside Manipur, including to Bangalore,[3] Delhi,[4] Kolkata,[5]Mumbai,[6] Pune,[7] Shillong,[8] and Silchar,[9]
Married women visit their parental homes and partake in a feast (Meitei: chakkouba) with their brothers and other family members. After the feast, they are given gifts by their brothers, fathers, uncles, and other male family members.[citation needed] The women also take gifts to their families.
Though originally celebrated by the Meitei people, Ningol Chakkouba is now celebrated across Manipur and in other regions of Manipuri settlement by a number of ethnic groups.[citation needed] [10]
Bangladesh
Food
India
Myanmar
