Tsoukum
tsokum ortsukhumor tsoukum postsowing preharvest festival khiamniungans noklak district indian state nagaland celebrated september year mainly observed give thanks almighty deity blessing abundant crop safeguarding family sümai festival dedication commence harvest jhum field people harvested crop thanking god kouho rich crop tsoukum festival today celebrated first week october festival ritual performed invoke bountiful harvest community enjoyed sharing food meat rice beer ampau village priest announces date commencement tsoukum festival first day fest sümaitsimthau sümai jemthao beer brewed local woman second day called sümaijangkum sümai jangkom refers mithun searching dragging cutting fest continues completes third day fourth day paipu paipiu collection bringing ceremonial ritual tree called ‘memei pai’ done day fifth day significant sixth day called janglau janglao seventh day janglau onou tsoukum sümai concludes eighth day called emliamliam emyamyam