Wokha, November 4 (MExN): The four day Tokhu Emong Festival started today at Public Ground Wokha with A Zanbemo Ngully, Joint Director and HoD, Municipal Affairs as the special guest. The special guest, flanked by Lotha traditional dance troupes, inaugurated the Tokhu Emong festival in the presence of Lotha Hoho officials and Tokhu Emong organizing committee.
The special guest delivered Tokhu Emong greetings and urged the gatherings to uphold the good moral values of our forefathers and to move forward in harmony and oneness in true spirit of Tokhu Emong festival. Emphasizing that the society is judged through its civic sense, cleanliness and upkeep of public property and resources, he urged the gathering to be generous while providing land and space for development and beautification of the Town.
The programme was chaired by Thungdemo Kyong, while Rev. Longshi Kithan, Pastor, Police Baptist Church Wokha pronounced the invocation. Zubenthung P Humtsoe, Convenor, Tokhu Emong Organizing Committee delivered the welcome speech and traditional dances were presented by N Longidang, Wokha, Longsa and Phiro cultural troupes.
The Media and Publicity Committee in a press release said that later in the day, competitions were held on various indigenous games including tug of war, cock fight, Naga Javelin throw, catapult shooting, knitting, bamboo rifle shooting and top spinning etc. The evening program witnessed competitions in Lotha songs in solo, duet and quartet, where Chonbenthung Odyuo, SDEO Wokha was the special guest and legendary Lotha musician Thungchio Kikon as the guest artists.
The event will culminate on November 7 where PB Acharya, Governor of Nagaland will be the chief guest.
