Unying Festival

About Unying Festival:

• The festival of Unying is celebrated to herald the season of cultivation, the beginning of the Adi community’s New Year, arrival of spring seasons as well as a great way to strengthen the bond among the community.

Key facts about the Adi community

• They are believed to have come from southern china in the 16th century. 
• The Adi constitute a major group and inhabit the lower part of the Lower Dibang Valley district, especially the Roing and Dambuk areas of Arunachal Pradesh.
• They are experts in making cane and bamboo items.
• The Adis are basically dependent on agriculture. Both wet rice cultivation and shifting cultivation are practised.
• Solung (a harvesting festival where animal sacrifices and rituals are performed) and Aran ( a hunting festival where all the male members of the family go hunting) are two major festivals of the Adi tribes. 

 

 

---

Q1) What are the climatic conditions required for bamboo cultivation?

The wet and tropical conditions in India are best suited for Bamboo farming. Bamboo plants require a slightly acidic pH soil for the best possible health and growth.

 Source: Shri Sarbananda Sonowal celebrates Unying Festival at Boleng, Arunachal Pradesh