Ningol Chakkouba
| Ningol Chakkouba | |
|---|---|
Celebration of Ningol Chakkouba in Delhi | |
| Observed by | Meiteis |
| Type | Meitei people |
| Significance | Celebrates the bond between married women and their paternal home |
| Celebrations | Reunion of married women " Ningols " with their siblings and parents for a grand feast. Presentation of gifts to the ningols. |
| Begins | 2nd day of the Hiyangei month of the Meitei lunar calendar |
| Date | as per Meitei calendar |
| Frequency | Once a Year |
Ningol Chakkouba (Meitei: ꯅꯤꯉꯣꯜ ꯆꯥꯛꯀꯧꯕ, transl: feast for married women), also known as Hiyangei Nini Paanba (Meitei for 'second day of the month of Hiyaangei'), is a traditional Meitei festival, celebrated on the second day of the lunar month of Hiyangei (October–November). It is a celebration of bond of love between married women and their paternal families. It is a major festival for the Meitei communities originated form Manipur State of India. It has been celebrated by Meities residing in neighboring states of Manipur like Assam as well as in Bangladesh and Myanmar. Other communities in Manipur also share the celebration and it's a public holiday. Manipuri diasporas in many Indian cities outside Manipur, including to Bangalore, Delhi, Kolkata,Mumbai, Pune, Shillong, and Silchar, as well as in other countries, like USA, Australia,Canada, as well as in South Korea, Japan and Taiwan hosted the festival.