Newmai News Network Senapati | May 21 Senapati district is all set to witness a two-day festival from May 22 at the district headquarters (54 km north of Imphal) with large number of visitors and tourists expected to participate. The Barak Spring Festival, organised by the Naga People’s Organisation (NPO), will be laced with festoons, fanfare and showcasing of tradition and culture. Thousands of young and old from various parts of Senapati district will participate in the spirit of promoting values under the theme “Reclaiming Responsibilities”. According to the organising committee of the festival, the festival will rejuvenate and revive the cultural heritage and values of the people and also instill spirit of cultural tolerance and respect for each other’s culture, particularly in the minds and hearts of the youth. It will also celebrate the manifold blessings of the benevolent river and in gratefulness move spiritedly for conservation and protection of environment of the river valley and the district as a whole. The Barak Festival is celebrated during December 11-13 every year as a district event under the aegis of the NPO, the apex civil society organization of the district. In 2016, due to “unfavourable” situation, a decision was made to organize a car rally from Senapati district headquarters to Liyai, the Barak source village on December 11, 2016 to uphold the sanctity of the Festival Calendar and to follow up with the other festival activities in the spring of 2017. The inaugural function will be held at the Senapati Mini Stadium, the main venue of the festival; Chief Minister of Manipur, N Biren Singh will be the chief guest.
