As a matter of fact festivals are the mirrors of the people's culture. Every society of the people of Arunachal Pradesh celebrates number of festivals-agricultural, religious and socio-cultural, which give them ample opportunity to enjoy freely. Festivals form an essential aspect of Socio-Cultural life of the people of Arunachal Pradesh. These are the occasions for people to relax, to enjoy, dancing and eating and drinking. Agriculture being the basic means of livelihood the festivals having connection with agriculture is celebrated in bigger scale either to thank the God for the providence or pray for bumper harvest. While the ritual part of each festival is performed by the priest other arrangements of the festivals are done by the people in a community basis. Throughout the twelve months of the year festivals are celebrated by one or the other tribes. Not a single month passed off without a festival. From this point of view Arunachal may also be called the land of festivals.
