{"id":262525,"date":"2025-04-14T01:55:06","date_gmt":"2025-04-13T20:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/?p=262525"},"modified":"2025-04-14T01:55:06","modified_gmt":"2025-04-13T20:25:06","slug":"arunachal-a-land-of-festivals-sona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/2025\/04\/14\/arunachal-a-land-of-festivals-sona\/","title":{"rendered":"Arunachal a land of festivals: Sona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>[ Prem Chetry ]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>BOMDILA, 13 Apr:<\/strong> &#8220;Arunachal is a land of festivals. We celebrate various festivals, and the festivals of West Kameng district are unique,&#8221; said Tourism Minister PD Sona on the final day of the West Kameng Indigenous Festival 3.0, held on Saturday at the Buddha Stadium here in West Kameng district.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The minister congratulated the West Kameng Indigenous People&#8217;s Society for not only successfully organising the festival but also for bringing together all six tribes of the district on one platform.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Celebrating such festival is a true example of peace and harmony among the people, which is truly inspiring for the state,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;The cultural presentations through songs and dances have indeed showcased the living cultural heritage of the district,&#8221; the minister added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Arunachal Indigenous Tribes&#8217; Forum vice president (west) Gomar Basar said that the state has been blessed with a rich and diverse cultural heritage, and urged the people to continue fostering peaceful coexistence for the overall development of the state.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0&#8220;Our state is one of the most peaceful states &#8211; a legacy we have inherited from our elders. It is through peace and harmony among all tribes, and by honouring each other&#8217;s culture, traditions, and sentiments, that we continue to thrive,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earlier, chairman Tsering Sonam said that the desired outcome of the festival had been achieved, with each tribe showcasing its rich cultural and artistic talents during the two-day event.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;We believe in unity. The diversity of our six tribes is not a barrier &#8211; it is our strength,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ Prem Chetry ] BOMDILA, 13 Apr: &#8220;Arunachal is a land of festivals. We celebrate various festivals, and the festivals of West Kameng district are unique,&#8221; said Tourism Minister PD Sona on the final day of the West Kameng Indigenous Festival 3.0, held on Saturday at the Buddha Stadium here in West Kameng district. The [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":262533,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-262525","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-state-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262525","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=262525"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262525\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/262533"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=262525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=262525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=262525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}