ITANAGAR, 17 Oct: The Galo Welfare Society’s (GWS) capital region women’s team celebrated Nyirmen Aloo (‘Womanhood Day’) in a fitting manner at the Mopin/Solung ground here on 15 October, under the aegis of the GWS.
Addressing the event, GWS Women’s Wing president Mipu Sora Ori said that “Nyirme Aloo is a very special occasion of the Galo society, particularly its womenfolk. It is a colourful festival that promotes peace, happiness and harmonious life. One can be a part of the festival irrespective of their caste, colour and religion.”
Unlike Mopin festival of the Galo community, which is a religious and ritualistic festival involving animal sacrifice, Nyirmen Aloo is a festival without any ritualistic activity, she said.
“It is purely a merrymaking festival dedicated to the womenfolk and celebrated by womenfolk, fully supported by menfolk. One can say that Nyirmen Aloo is regarded as a special day dedicated to women’s emancipation,” said Ori.
“We must say that the Galo society is the only society which has a day completely dedicated to womenfolk and considers women as the most important institution for social change and preservation of age-old culture,” she added.
The festival, conducted by organizing chairperson Obi Zirdo Rumi, organizing secretary Kenbi Kamki, and co-organizing secretary Bai Bam, saw the participation of women from Itanagar, Naharlagun, Nirjuli, Doimukh, Yupia and Karsingsa.
