The Siang District Tourism, Muhaan, the Solung Committee, and the Pangin community came together to celebrate the vibrant Solung Festival, a popular agricultural festival of the Adi Tribes. This year’s celebration is marked by a unique blend of cultural pride and environmental responsibility.

The festival showcased innovative eco-friendly initiatives, including the use of bamboo and toko leaves instead of plastic, and beautifully hand-painted banners. These efforts demonstrated that cultural heritage and sustainability can go hand in hand.

The celebration featured a range of engaging experiences, including an open museum on Adi life, eco-workshops for children and women, and captivating performances. The festival brought to life the rich cultural heritage of the Adi Tribes, while promoting sustainability and environmental awareness.

The Solung Festival is a significant agricultural festival celebrated by the Adi Tribes in the first week of September, after the sowing of seeds. The festival is a time to seek prosperity and a good harvest, and is marked by three main parts: Sopi-Yekpi, Binnayat, and Ekop. During Sopi-Yekpi, mithuns and pigs are sacrificed and offered to Dadi Bote, the god of domestic animals. Binnayat involves ritual offerings to the goddess of crops, Kine Nane. Ekop is a ritual made for protection against harm by evil spirits, where Miri, the singer leader, narrates the story of Nibo or Abotani.