Tokhu Emong Festival

Nagaland is conducting the four-day Tokhu Emong Bird Count (TEBC), the first avian documentation exercise to include species other than Amur falcons.
The exercise has been timed to coincide with the Lothas' post-harvest Tokhu Emong festival, a Naga community that dominates Nagaland's Wokha district.

What exactly is the Tokhu Emong Festival?

'Tokhu Emong,' a perfect blend of religion, culture, and entertainment, is widely celebrated in Wokha district.
This colourful festival is held every year on November 7th and lasts for 9 days.
Tokhu means to travel from house to house, gathering tokens and gifts in the form of natural resources and food. However, the meaning of 'Emong' is to come to a halt for the specified period of time.
This festival's main attractions include community songs, dances, feasts, fun, and frolic.
People relive their ancestors' stories written decades ago with the start of this festival.
During the festival, generous offerings are made to the "Sky God" and the "Earth God" in exchange for blessings.

What exactly are Amur Falcons?

Amur falcons, the world's longest-traveling raptors, begin their journey with the arrival of winter.
Raptors breed in southeastern Siberia and northern China, and millions of them migrate across India, across the Indian Ocean, and back to Mongolia and Siberia.
Their migratory route of 22,000 kilometres is one of the longest among all avian species.
They get their name from the Amur River, which runs through Russia and China.
Doyang Lake in Wokha, Nagaland, is best known as a stopover for Amur falcons on their annual migration from breeding grounds to warmer South Africa.
As a result, Nagaland (Pangti Village) is also known as the "World's Falcon Capital."
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List ranks birds as the least endangered, but the species is protected under the Indian Wildlife Protection Act of 1972 and the Convention on Migratory Species, to which India is a signatory (which means it is mandatory to protect the birds).

Source: The Hindu

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