Question

'Ningol Chakouba' is a festival - a grand feast for married daughters prepared and hosted by maternal households - celebrated in ______.
1. Arunachal Pradesh
2. Manipur
3. Ladakh
4. Sikkim

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Manipur

The correct answer is Manipur.

• Ningol Chakouba is a festival - a grand feast for married daughters prepared and hosted by maternal households - celebrated in Manipur.

• Ningol Chakouba or Chakouba or Hiyangei Nini Paanba is a festival, celebrated by the Manipuri people on the second lunar day of the Hiyangei month of the Manipuri calendar.
• The festival is celebrated with the theme of strengthening the bond of love between married ladies and their paternal families.

• Some of the most popular festivals, notable in Sikkim are Losoong, Drukpa Teshi, Bumchu, Saga Dawa, Dassin, and Phang Lhabsol. 
• Hemis Festival, Losar Festival, Sindhu Darshan, Dosmoche Festival, Saka Dawa Festival are some of the popular festivals of Ladakh.
• Some of the most popular festivals celebrated in Arunachal Pradesh: Siang River Festival, Pangsau Pass Winter Festival, Ziro Festival of Music, Solung, Nyokum, Losar Festival, Dree Festival, Boori Boot, Loku, Sanken.
• Yaosang. Celebrated for five days commencing from the full moon day of Phalguna (February/March), Yaoshang is the premier festival of Manipur. The Thabal Chongba – a kind of Manipuri fold dance, where boys and girls hold hands together and sing and dance in a circle, is particularly associated with this festival.