Yemshe Festival

Yemshe is the main festival of the Pochury- Naga Tribe, which is celebrated to welcome the new harvest. The arrival of the new harvest is welcome and celebrated with great fun & fair during Yemshe festival. All the Pochurires, young and old, rich and poor ceremonialised this festival with great pomp and gaiety expecting a good harvest which they deserve after a year’s hard work under stewing sun and relentless rain. No one is allowed to harvest, until the whole festival is over. The Literal meaning of Yemshe is “Yem” which means “house” and “She/alüshe” meaning “odours”, which comes out from the cooking of the food and meats during the festival as almost all the households cook the best preserved meat and food during thisseason to celebrate in enthusiasm.