Me-Dam-Me-Phi
dam phi ahom𑜉𑜦𑜧 𑜓𑜪 𑜉𑜦𑜧 𑜇𑜣 sociotraditional festival celebrated taiahom people assam festival root ancestral worship confucianism ancient china later developed damphi ancestor worship tradition tai people modern era celebrated st january initially celebrated tai month duinha marchapril sexagenary cycle medammephi taiahom word mae 𑜉𑜦𑜧 mean offering dam 𑜓𑜪 mean dead phi 𑜇𑜣 mean god ritual observance dam phi written book khyeklai lit lai medammephi tai ahom language tai group distant ancestor referred asphidam ancestor worship ceremony mainly divided two category domestic ancestor worship damphi social festival medammephi ahoms tenet faith important part religion ancestor worship ancestor worship culture began chinese philosopher confucius still practiced among chinese tai ahom chronicle pyen kaka known lengdon king mong phi heavenly kingdom tian sent two grandson khunlung khunlai mong ri present xishuangbanna china moment yechengpha ancestor literacist knowledge advised perform umpha phuralong mae dam mae phi rikkhwan worship different month year different occasion pay respect phidam ancestral spirit khwan element month duenha since day till mae dam mae phi observed taiahom total ten god called phi worshiped dam phi khaokham aai laengdin yasingpha janchaihang laengdon chitlamcham mutkam taikum dam chau phi chau phi dam grandparent thirteen generation ago rakhin bakhin worship done ahom priest deodhai bailung chanting ahom language mantra following code given manuscript book like phralung banfi etc god dam chang phi ancestor god sixth fourteenth generation family grihadam also ancestor god fourth generation family worship grihadam offered month kati time harvesting new ahu rice month aghon time harvesting new sali dhan time three bihus day medam phi worship offered chaufi dam chaufi regarded god heaven changphi grihadam worshipped day regarded earthly god ahoms believe man death remains ‘dam’ancestor day soon becomes ‘phi’ god also believe soul man immortal unites supreme soul possesses quality spiritual always blesses family every ahom family order worship dead establish pillar opposite side kitchen barghar called ‘damkhuta’ worship dead various offering like homemade wine egg handoha kind rice powder various item vegetarian dish mae dam mae phi reflects manner custom ahoms also help create unity feeling brotherhood mutual understanding among new generation dam phi one important festival observed ahoms ancient time word ‘me’ mean offering ‘dam’ mean ancestor ‘phi’ mean god word ‘me dam phi’ mean oblation offered dead sacrifice god festival observed individually family publicly king general people nowadays festival observed extensively people assam better termed festival rather worship ahoms perform worship annually honour ancestor believe man death remains ‘dam’ ancestor day soon becomes ‘phi’ god also believe soul man immortal unites supreme soul possesses quality spiritual always blesses family every ahom family order worship dead establish pillar opposite side kitchen barghar called ‘damkhuta’ worship dead various offering like homemade wine mahprasad rice various item meat fish ahom king performed worship victory war ward imminent danger state ahoms tenet faith ahom chronicle known lengdan god heaven sent two grandson khunlung khunlai earth golden chain moment gasingpha god knowledge advised perform umpha phuralong medam phi rikhwan worship different month year different occasion since day till dam phi observed ahoms rikhan performed going war believed worship gave long life soldier soldier took bamboo made fish catching equipment went borpukhuri large pond whatever get fishing like fish frog aquatic animal etc put cooking utensil alive cooking served soldier believed ritual give longevity became undefeated dam phi observed publicly worship offered name three god dam phi dam changphi grihadam god dam chao phi associated belief natural power like creation destruction water lightning storm sun moon learning disease earth etc worship done ahom priest deodhai bailung chanting tai mantra following code given manuscript like phralung banfi etc god dam chang phi ancestor god sixth fourteenth generation family grihadam also ancestor god fourth generation family worship grihadam offered month kati time harvesting new ahu rice month aghon time harvesting new sali dhan time three bihus day dam phi worship offered chaufi dam chaufi regarded god heaven changphi grihadam worshipped day regarded earthly god gogoi shrutashwinee tai ahom religion philosophical study phd hdl retrieved january chetia kironmoy medammephi aliailigang cultural identity taiahoms misings assam international journal creative research thought ijcrt issn httpswebarchiveorgwebhttpassamgovtnicinfestivalasp httpwwwindiacomishowmae dam mae phihtm httpswebarchiveorgwebhttpallaboutassamcomfestivalshtml