Pongtu Festival, Khonsa, Arunachal Pradesh

Pongtu festival: This is a festival of the Tutsa tribe that is celebrated for 10 days in the month of April. It is celebrated to seek the blessings of the God for a good harvest. The date of the festival is decided by the village elders. Slaughtering of pigs, fowls, cows and buffaloes, feasting, offering prayers and having rice beer constitute this festival. The festival blessings are placed as good omen in the fields.