Lepchas of Sikkim celebrate Tendong Lho Rum Faat festival.Byline: ANIGangtok, Aug 14 (ANI): Hundreds of people came together in Gangtok recently to celebrate Tendong Lho Rum Faat, which is a festival of the indigenous tribe tribe [Lat., tribus: the tripartite division of Romans into Latins, Sabines, and Etruscans], a social group bound by common ancestry and ties of consanguinity and affinity; a common language and territory; and characterized by a political and economic of ikkim "The Lepchas". Tendong Lho Rum Faat Celebrations 2009 was organised by Tendong Lho Rum Faat Celebrations Committee. To mark the day, quiz A quiz is a form of game or mind sport in which the players (as individuals or in teams) attempt to answer questions correctly. Quizzes are also brief assessments used in education and similar fields to measure growth in knowledge, abilities, and/or skills. , debate and flute competitions were organised. The Lepchas worship Mount Tendong that they believe saved their race from destruction by flood. Sheba Sasm Lepcha, a resident said that through these festivals people were taught to save nature. "Through these festivals and seminars what we are trying to inject in·ject v. 1. To introduce a substance, such as a drug or vaccine, into a body part. 2. To treat by means of injection. in the minds of young generations is to save the nature and to plant more trees, so that the temperature can be maintained. We can come to the natural level of temperature," said Lepcha. The festival falls on the 3rd lunar month lunar month n. The average time between successive new or full moons, equal to 29 days, 12 hours, 44 minutes. Also called synodic month. each year. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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