1st UTC Hornbill Festival 2023

For the first time in history, the Hornbill Festival was celebrated here in United Theological College, Bengaluru on 06 December 2023. 

This annual extravaganza, also called as the 'Festival of Festivals', is filled with diverse array of cultural displays, music, dances, songs, and indigenous games.

The festival derives its name from the bird great Indian hornbill or great pied hornbill. This bird features in the folklores of Naga Community.

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Organised by the United Theological College Naga Fellowship

On 06 December 2023

Time: 8:30 AM - 9:50 AM

Venue: Library Lawn, UTC, Bengaluru

8:30am-9:30am: Worship 

9:30am-9:50am: Indigenous Games

Followed by a sumptuous Naga Delicacies. 
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---- ::: A GLIMPSES OF HORNBILL FESTIVAL ::: ---

Special Guest: Rev. Dr. Limatula Longkumer, Registrar, Senate of Serampore College

Pic: Prof. Rev. Dr. Chilkuri Vasantha Rao, Principal, United Theological College, Bengaluru

Photo credit: Akhil Charles, BD IV

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Click: UTC HORNBILL FESTIVAL 2024 (Photos & Videos)

Manipur's Kangpokpi Kuki-Zo bodies celebrate Lalduhoma's victory in Mizoram

~ Kaybie Chongloi

KANGPOKPI, Dec.7: Ahead of Zoram People's Movement leader Lalduhoma taking oath as the next Chief Minister of Mizoram, the Kuki-Zo bodies of Manipur's Kangpokpi celebrated his jubilant victory in the recently concluded Mizoram election.

Congratulating the ZPM leader and his party on clinching a history victory, the Kangpokpi Town Committee, the Kangpokpi Women Welfare Organization, and the Kangpokpi Youth Union organized a simple celebration party at the office of the town committee office today.

A sumptuous dinner was also served at Vengthah Ward No.3 Chairman Chonkam Kipgen's residence after the formal celebration party at the KTC office.

The Kuki-Zo bodies of Kangpokpi also congratulated the people of Mizoram for their efforts in forming a people's Government in Mizoram.

Speaking on behalf of the Kangpokpi Kuki-Zo bodies, Malsawm, an executive member of the KWWO conveyed their heartiest congratulations to the people of Mizoram and also the ZPM leader Lalduhoma and his party for their historic victory.

Speaking in the Mizo dialect, she continued that the Kuki-Zo kindred tribes in Kangpokpi are so happy that the Zoram People's Movement party clinched a historic victory in Mizoram to form a new Government under the visionary leadership of Lalduhoma.

"We the Kuki-Zo kindred tribes in Manipur are glad to our brothers and sisters of Mizoram for their continuous support, love, and concern, especially during such challenging times", she added. 

While congratulating Lalduhoma, the Kuki-Zo bodies of Kangpokpi wish the ZPM leader good health and wisdom to form and lead a new Government that can be a good shepherd of the Kuki-Zo kindred tribes.

The Kuki-Zo bodies of Kangpokpi also bless the ZPM leader and his colleagues and pray that the new Mizoram Government under the leadership of Lalduhoma be a blessing for all the Kuki-Zo kindred tribes.

"Let the wisdom of God guide you in your new endeavor and we pray for you and all your colleagues to be blessed with good health and wisdom", wishes the Kuki-Zo bodies of Kangpokpi.

The Kuki-Zo bodies of Kangpokpi also conveyed the ZPM leader that we will always support and stand with you wherever we are and our prayer will always be with you.

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Aizawl Zomi Cultural Society in Pu Ginzalal

Tuni date 7.12.2023 ni in Aizawl ZCS Joint Committee te in Pu Ginzalal ZPM Party Zomi min ngiat tawh  Mizogam MLA kitelna ah gualzawh na ong ngah man in Lungdam pih na leh Holim pih na Aizawl ZCS a om thei teng in a ten na inn vuah ki tutpih in Zomi vai a hi zong in Thuman pha tampi tak ki gen khawm thei hi Zomi Cultural vai zong Aman tha a ngah mamah" thu zong Ong gen khia hi.. Topa thu pha Ong piak sak hen .

SSPP in Pu H Lianzela kipakpih

Siamsinpih Pu H Lianzela, MCS, in Mizoram University sung a Public Administration Department ah Doctor of Philosophy a zil, lohching takin zoukhia hi.

Hiai bang lohchinna a muh kipahpihthu i puang a, maban ah hong lamzang zel hen, chih deihsakthu i khak hi.

Source: SSPP Headquarters Aizawl, Mizoram 

CHRISTMAS DINNER

✍️ Pastor Thangdoulal Suantak

Christmas dinner ahihleh ann, Christmas Ni nitaklam chiang a, Saptuam mipite'n Biak-inn huangsung a, a hon a i ann nek pen uh ahi a, Kagan, Sarah in Dec. 06, 2016 lai a, a article gelhna ah, "Christmas dinner pen, Christmas tunkim-zaan a kipan a Christmas Ni zaan kikaal hunsung, a lem hunhun a hawm a nektheih ahi," achi hi.

India a Christian Pawlpite Christmas Dinner Tuamtuamte:

 Mapsofindia.com a kigelh, "Goa Christmas food" chih article ah, Goan Catholics pawlpi in, Christmas dinner in, Voksa, Bawngsa, chihte a huandan tuamtuam a huan in a ne uh, a chi hi.

"India's president praises contribution of Christian Community" chih article 08 August 2018 a kisuah pen ah zong, "Kerala Christian pawlpite'n Christmas pen, Zaankim mipi kikhopna tawh a zangh ua, ama'un zong Voksa, Bawngsa (Beef Stew) leh Mappa a chih uh Meh chikhat a common mahmah a, hiteng chihlouh zong nekna leh nekdan tuamtuam tampi a bawl uh hi, a chi hi.

Japan a Christian Pawlpite Christmas Dinner:

Whip, Lindsay in, 19/12/2010 lai a ana gelh, "All Japan wants for Christmas is, Kentucky Fried Chicken" chih article, Japan Today chih Paper a, 2012-07-23 ni a kisuah ah, Japan gam a Christian pawlpite'n Christmas dinner diing in Aksa a ngaisang mahmah uh, chih theihtheih in om hi. 

Germany gam a Christian Pawlpite Christmas Dinner:

 Germany gam a Christian pawlpite lak a Christmas dinner a common mahmah khat ahihleh ama'uh haam in, Kartoffelsalat mit Wurstchen akichi a, hih pen potato salad with sausage chihna ahi. Tualeh ama'uhte Main Course Dishes ahihleh Ngasa ahi a, hilezong amun zil a deihdan leh duhdan zong kibanglou theih ahihziak in, mun khenkhat ah, Sa-meh (Meat) Vatotsa, leh Goose kichi Vatot-liante sa a common mahmah hi.

Philipi gam a Christian Pawlpite Christmas Dinner:

Philipi gam a Christian Pawlpite lak ah Christmas Dinner in, Vok-keeng, Voksa a pum a Em-min, Bawngsa malta thak a em-min, chihte a common mahmah hi.

Austria gam a Christian Pawlpite Christmas Dinner:

Austria a Christian pawlpite ah, Christmas Dinner in, Vatot-liante Sa (Goose) leh Ham kichi Vok-keeng pan a kibawl sa chikhat a common mahmah hi.

North East India sung a om Christiante lak ah, Christmas Dinner in bang a common pen a? Hih dokna pen dawn hak maithei ahi. Mizoram ah Voksa leh Bawngsa mah ahih diing gintaat-huai pen a, ei Lamkate lak ah Bawngsal eh Voksa ahih diing gintaat-huai pen hi.

Nou innkuan or Saptuam in, Tukum Christmas ah bang na nek sawm ua?

Christmas in a hung naih mahmahta a, Christmas a Sa nek diing tawh kisai a buai zong tampi i om ngei diing uh a lam-et huai hi. Hilezong Lamka a omte a diing in Saptuam a Christmas Dinner nekkhawm zuazua pen a lem kholkei khadeh-aw, ITLF thusuah i etleh lah tukum Christmas zaklouh phot hileh chih ngaihdan ahihziak in, mi khenkhatte'n pomsiamlou ua, khenkhatte'n lah khoksa lou uh hileh kilawm hi.

NOU CHRISTMAS DINNER BANGCHIBANG IN NA ZAKH SAWM UA? INNKUAN IN MAW, SAPTUAM IN?

Tushen Chanhong Village Authority: Condemnation

 

Tangkhul Frontal Organisations: Press Communique

 

BOOK THE CULPRITS WITHIN 48hrs

Tangkhul Frontal Organisations -

1). TANGKHUL SHANAOLONG

2). TANGKHUL NAGA WUNGNAOLONG

3). TANGKHUL MAYAR NGALA LONG

  Vehemently condemns brutal assault on 3-Tangkhul on 3rd December 2023.

Demands the state government  to act and book the culprits within 48 hours.

Declaration on Indo-Naga Political Process in Tamenglong

DECLARATION of the People's Consultative Meeting on Indo-Naga Political Process held on 6th December 2023 at Tamenglong Hqtrs, Manipur

Manipur violence: Toumun Kiphinna Thumna Puitu (Pic)

Tuni, 06-12-2023 ni a Wall of Remembrance, Lamka mun a Toumun Kiphinna a Thangkhal Tribe sik leh taang a thumna puitu a hung pan sak Upanu Nemngaihkim @Kimi of Tuibuang TBC Church.

Manipur govt lifts complete ban on liquor

 

ZSF in frontline tangval nek-le-dawn pia

Lamka: Tuni nisim 6th December 2023 Wednesday ni in ZSF GHQ Heutute makaihna in front line lam a Gari 3 a kizui in duty tangval te nekleh tak ding, puanlum silh ding leh Damdoi chituam tuam mikiphal te piak khopte hawm khiatna va kinei hi. Hiai hun a kimu khe dan in mun khen khat neklehtak tasam dek gei gei a diak in Anntang Bag khat kia toh khosa pawl leng muhsuah ahi a,Ahun tak a panpihna va kipia kha pen hampha kisak in om mah mah hi. Amau mah mah inleng thumna dawngna na hi uh ana chi hial uhi. Hiai bang a Mikiphal mimal bangzah hiam tele pawl tuam tuam leh NGO tuam tuam te jiak a frontline te panpihna kipia thei zel ahihna a zsf ghq in leng amaute tung a kipah thu kigen a, maban a kul leh poimoh bang a gam leh nam a dia pangthei zel dingin i biak Pathian in hon vualzawl chiatleh chih ka thumna uh ahi.

CHRISTMAS TANCHIN

Tutung in, 

"CHRISTMAS TANCHIN" chih

✍️ Pastor Thangdoulal Suantak  in a gelh na simkhawm ni uh aw ...... 

Kum teng in Christmass i na zang chiat zeel sam na ua hi'n, Christmass bang genna ahia chih theilou a, eima utdan leh nopsak dan bang zeel a, theihtawpsuah a zang tampi i om maithei diing un a gintaak-huai hi. Tuaziak in Christmas chih thubul theihsawm masa lehang a hoih diing in i ngaihsun uh hi.

1. Christmas Omzia Leh A Na Kizakh Patdan

Christmas chih kammal pen Saap haam in, "Mass of Christ" a na chi ua, hua pen ei haam a gen diing hilehang, "Christ a diing a kikhopkhawm ni" chi lehang dik pen leh kilawm hi. Oxford Dictionary of Current English in a taklatdan in, "Christmas," chih pen "Annual Festival of Christ's Birth, celebrated on 25th December" a chi hi. Catholic Encylopedia in Christmas chih kammal a hong kipatkhiatna a taklat dan in, Christ chih pen, Old English gendan in, 'Crites Maesse' ahi a, Jesu Khrist ziak a mipi kikhopna, genna mah ahi hi. Hih thumal pen AD 1038 hunlai in a na zang panta ua, tualeh AD 1131 hun in zong, 'Crites Maesse' chih kammal a na zangta uh hi. Greek Thukhun Thak ah, Christ chih min a, a laimal/ haw-rop zakh masa pen uh ahihleh X chi a gelh ahihziak in, tuni dong in mi tamtakte'n Christmas chih kammal a tom gelhna uah X'Mas chihte in a gelh uh hi.

Kum zabi 3na hunlai vel in, Rome khopi ah December 25th ni pen, Christmas ni hi diing in a na zang panta uh hi. Tualeh AD 1783 hunlai in German gam a Protestant mi, Paul Ernst Jablonski in, "December 25th ni pen Rome Sawrkal in NI (Sun) a diing a a pawi zakh ni uh ahihziak in, ama'uh zui a, hih ni Christmas ni a zakh pen ei Christiante a diing in a hoih pen kei diing hi," chi in a na gen hi. 

AD 1889 hunlai in zong, Louis Duchesne in, "Christmas ni pen March 25th a kipan a sim in, a kha 9na ahi," chi in a na gen hi. Aziak pen, March 25th ah "Annunciation" kichi pawipi khat a na kizang hi. Tuachiin tuni dong in, December kha leh January kha chihte a Christmas zakh ahih diing chihte ah ngaihdan tampi, mite'n a nei ua, tualeh September leh October kha lak aa kizangh leh chih ngaihdan nei zong mi tampi, tuni dong in a omta hi.

(Eastern Churches) Saklam gam a saptuamte'n January 6th pen Christmas ni diing in a na zang ua, Armenian Saptuam in, tuni dong in January 6th pen Christmas ni in a zangh den uh hi; tualeh AD 375 hunlai vel in Saptuamte'n December 25 ni pen Holiday ni hi diing in a na phuangzaak ua, tualeh United States lamte'n zong 1870 kum lai in 25th December pen Holiday ni hi diing in a na phuang uh hi.

2. Hun-kal-zeh (Mediaval) Hunlai A Christmas A Na Kizakh Dan

AD 800 hunlai vel in, Christmas ni in Charlemagne kiang ah Emperor lukhupi a na pia ua, tuachiin hua hun a kipan in Christmas nipikaal in mi theih a lawhta mahmah mai hi. Tualeh King Edmund zong, kum 855 lai in, Christmas ni mah in Lal/ Kumpi hi diing a, thau-buak or thau-nilh in a na om hi. AD 1066 hunlai in zong, Christmas ni mah in, King William I zong, Englang kumpi lukhu khuksak in a na om hi.

AD 1377 lai in, King Rechard II in, Christmas lopna diing in Bawng 28 leh Belaam 300 tang-hial a na gou hi. Hichih hunlai a kipan in, ama'un Christmas Carol a na zangta uh hi. Tualeh Mediaval hunlai a kipan in, Christmas ni pen kilawmloutak in a na zangh touta ua, a hungiap chih om seselou a khamte, sum kitah a kimawlna (gambling) chi tuamtuamte tawh Christmas hun a na zang ua, silpiak lam ahihleh, Kumthak ah a pia uh hi. Tualeh a innte uh leh a kotmai lakte uh, kilawmtak in, paak leh loupa etlawm tuamtuamte tawh a chei/zem uh hi.

3. Reformation leh Christmas

Kam zabi 19na hunlai, Saptuam kipuahthak hunlai in, Protestant lamkai khenkhatte'n a Christmass zakhdante uh a sawisel ua, "Gam tampi a mite hinkhua siatlohna leh sum-le-paai tampi seeng a vanh manphate kipiaktuahna a hun a Christmas i zakh uh pen, i zakh diingdan uh ahikei," chi thu a dinpih uh hi. Tuachih hunlai in Roman Saptuamte zong a dingkip mahmah ua, tuachiin  sahkhua-na lam a et in, Christmas a zangh manpha diak uh hi. Hichih hunlaitak in England ah Civil War a om a, tualeh King Charles I in zohna a ngah hi. Amah (King Charles I) ahihleh sahkhua na lam a phattuam-ngai mi ahih dungzui in, kum 1647 hunlai in, public a Christmas zakh diing pen a khaamta hi. Hichibang a a khaamna dante a suah tawh kiton in, England khopi tamtak ah buaina a hung kipan a, mitampite'n a na zakh ngaina dan uh bang in, a innte uh leh a leitualte uh kilawmtak a zem in a zangh teitei ua, tuachiin Christmas ziak in Mediaval hunlai a saapte (mi kaangte) a na buai valuai uh hi.

Hichibang a Sawrkal in Christmas public a zakh diing a khaam nung, kum 1660 lai in, King Charles II in, Christmas pen, zaleentak a mipi in zakh theih ahi, chi in a phuangzaak kiikta hi. Tu hun dong in, Sahkhua a semtu khenkhatte ahihleh, Christmas tungtaang ah a lungkim thei taktak kei uh hi. Hua hunlai in America gamsung ah zong, Christmas zakh ut leh utlou, bial zousiah ah a om hi.

Tualeh America gamsung a Revolution thupitak a tun hunlaitak in, Christmas pen, Englishte custom a, a na ngaihsut ziak un a ngaihsak taktak kei uh hi. President George Washington in kum 1777 lai in, Christmas ziak in Hesian gaalkaapte a na doulawh hi. Hua kidouna pen Trenton War a kichi hi, chi a gen pawl zong a om hi. Huachih hunlai in American saang in German gam Christmas a kihahzak a, zong a ki-ngaisaangzaw thamtham hi. Tualeh Christmas thawm pen, America gamsung a, a daih den diing lauhthawnna ziak in, kum 1820 tuamlak ah British laigelh Christmas pamphlets tawh mi khenkhatte a hung kipanthak uh hi. 

A khonung in, William Winstanly, Charles Dicken, Washington Irving, Clement Clearke leh Moore kichi mite panlakna tungtawn, Christmas tawh kisai a, lungtang khoihkha, thugil leh manpha taktakte gelhkhiat in a hung omta hi. Laigelhmi tamtakte'n Christmas pen, innkuan a kithuahkhawmna leh kipaaktak a omna diing a ni poimawh ahihdante, Carol nopdante leh Christmas tanchinte hoihtak a kanchian kawm a, a gelhlai un,  Harriet Beecher kichipa in a laibu masa pen, "The First Christmas in New England," chih thupi zang in a gelh a, "Christmas omzia diktak pen, shopping or i bazar theih nalam un, i mangngilh siangta uh hi," chihte a gelh hi. Hichibang a Christmas tungtaang laibu hoihtaktakte tungtawn in America mipite'n Christmas a hong ngaisaang panta uh hi. Tuachiin kum 1870 hunlai in President Ulyses in, Christmas pen United States Federal Holiday hi diing in a phuangta hi. I tu hun ua et in, America mipi 96% in Christmas pen nuamtak leh zaleentak in a zangh uh hi.

Tualeh Australia gam ah, Guiness World Record break hi diing in, kum 2008 lai in, Christmas Parade a bawl ua, mipi nuai 3 saang a tamzaw a kipunkhawm uh hi. Hih lou zong, kum teng a khatvei a bawl zeel uh, "Candle Light Night" a na chih pen uh zong, Christmas Vaidawnna a zak ahi hi. Innkuan zousiah in Bombati/ Putuan a de kawm in, mualzaang khat ah a paikhawm ua, Christmas late a unpi un a sa khawm ua, laa siamte'n Christmas laa siamtak in a sa uh hi.

4. Santa Claus leh Christmas Card

I tulai khovel ua, naupangte'n zong, hua, hua, Christmas putek, chi a, a kawk theih khop zah dong a, mite'n i theih uh Santa Claus pen, German-American Cartoon bawl siam, Thomas Nast in 1863 kum a a na bawlkhiat ahi. Tualeh a siamkhiat nung a kipan in a design, kum simsial in a khek a, tuachiin  kum 1880 in, tu dong a Mass Puteek chi a, mi zousiah in i meeltheih pen uh a hong siamkhia hi. Tualeh kum 1920 hun lak a kipan in a hung minthang toutou hi. Latin America leh leitung a gam tamtak ah, Santa in silpiakte a pua a, naupangte kiang ah a pia zeel hi; hua pen nausen Jesu kiang a silpiakte tawi a piakna a etsakna ahi.

Christmas Card masa pen ahihleh 1844 kum lai in, DCT Dobson kichipa'n a na hawmkhia hi. Tualeh kum 1853 kum lai in, sum-meetbawlna in Sir Henry Cole kichipa leh JC Horsley kichipa'n Christmas Card a na bawl masak pen uh, USA ah a na zuakkhia uh hi.

5. Christmas leh Eite

Tulai a eite Christmas zakhdan pen, AD 1377 hunlai a, King Rechard II in a na zatpih dan tawh kilamdang tuanlou in, Christmas i chih chiang un, Bang sa e i goh diing uh? Chih dokna tawh zawkkhawm ngal mai hi. Ni danglai in England ah, "Christos Mass" chiin Saptuam pawlpi om masate'n a na zangh ua, Spain a saptuam pawlpite'n "Natividad" a na chi ua, French a saptuam pawlpi masate'n "Noel" a na chi ua, tualeh Germante a diing in "Ann ngawl a Pasian biakna hun" chi in a na paipih ua, a German haam in, "Weihnacht" a na chi uh hi, hih pen "Siangthoutak a laan or piakkhiatna zaan," chihna ahi hi. Taanglai mi masate'n hichibang in a na zang ua, tulai in eite'n bangchibang in i zanghta ua le? A khen a diing in kimuhkhawmna ahikha diing a, nu-ngaak leh tangvaalte a diing in zong koppih zonna hun hoih a hikha maithei diing in i ngaihsun uh hi. Hih Christmas hun pen eima hamphatna diing chiat a zak sawm vive kihisim chiat mawk hi.

Christmas pen puanthak a hamphatpih na hi maithei, silh-le-teen a hamphatpih na hi maithei, sa limtak nekna a hamphatpih na hi maithei kha-diing hi. Nang hih Christmas na hamphatpih bang in Pasian in hih hun poimawhtak ah, nang a hong hamphatpih na diam?

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