Celebrated In : Arunchal Pradesh

Celebrated By : Apatani tribe

In the Month of : January

Murung is the festival that is celebrated by the tribes called Apatani, they celebrate this festival in January every year, mainly this festival is celebrated among family, but even Apatanis can also be a part of this festival. This festival is celebrated by Apatanis where they pray for the richness and wealth of the family members. During this festival you can see a bash all over the place. On the occasion of this, Murung people invite their family and friends to this ceremony. At the time of Murung all family members pray for each others richness and wealth for the coming year. Music, dance is all involved in Murung. The best thing about this festival is that there is no restriction of drinking and eating habits, people can eat and drink according to their own wish. Attending Murung is the biggest fun in itself with the mind blowing atmosphere during the whole festival.

Murung celebration brings to illumination the living style, cultural values and ethnicity of the Apatanis. You can get knowledge about way of dressing up, their drinking tastes and their eating habits. Apatains also treats guests as Gods, so if you visit this festival you can enjoy the grant treatment.