What is Meitei festivals?
{{Redirect|Manipuri festivals}} [[File:ꯍꯤꯌꯥꯡ ꯇꯥꯟꯅꯕ꯵.jpg|thumb|upright=2.5|Meitei sisters performing ceremonial dance to please the deities in a festive occasion.]] Across the year, [[Meitei people]] celebrate festivals. They often celebrate events from [[Ancient Manipur]] and often happen at [[Season|seasonal]] changes. Festivals which are part of traditional [[Meitei culture]] have fixed [[Date|dates]] according to the [[Meitei calendar]]. ==List== ===Cheiraoba=== [[Cheiraoba]], the [[New Year|new year]] festival of the [[Meitei ethnicity]] is on the 1st [[Lunar time|lunar]] day of [[Sajibu]] month. During the celebration, people worship [[Lainingthou Sanamahi]] inside the [[Sanamahi Kachin]], by offering fruits and [[Vegetable|vegetables]] available during that season of the year.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=manipur.Festival_of_Manipur.Sajibu_Cheiraoba_New_Year_Observation_of_Meeteis | title=Sajibu Cheiraoba New Year Observation of Meeteis }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=manipur.Festival_of_Manipur.Manipur_Festival_Mangi_Devi.Sajibu_Cheiraoba | title=Sajibu Cheiraoba }}</ref> ===Emoinu Eratpa=== [[Emoinu Eratpa]], the sacred day for [[Emoinu]], the goddess of wealth and prosperity in [[Meitei mythology]] and [[Meitei religion|religion]], falls on the 12th lunar day of the [[Wakching]] month.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://m.telegraphindia.com/states/north-east/meiteis-celebrate-emoinu/cid/1627030 | title=Meiteis celebrate Emoinu }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=7..030115.jan15 | title=Imoinu Iratpa extensively held all over : 03rd jan15 ~ E-Pao! Headlines }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.imphaltimes.com/news/item/13554-cm-wishes-on-ima-imoinu-iratpa-numit | title=CM wishes on Ima Imoinu Iratpa numit - Imphal Times | access-date=2021-04-09 | archive-date=2019-12-09 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209154824/https://www.imphaltimes.com/news/item/13554-cm-wishes-on-ima-imoinu-iratpa-numit |