News from Meghalaya

Annual events celebrated in Meghalaya

Some major events celebrated in various parts of Meghalaya

	Name of the Events	Place/District
February	Annual Pilgrimage Lumsohpetbneng	Umiam Khwan, 17 Kms from Shillong, East Khasi Hills
	Cave Exploration/ Expedition by the cavers from UK & Germany	Whole state
	Annual boating competition	Dawki, 95 Kms south of Shillong, Jaintia Hills
	Tura winter festival	Tura, West Garo Hills
	Indigenous community fishing	Siju, 135 Kms from Tura, South Garo Hills
April	Food festival	Shillong, East Khasi Hills
	Annual Lum Shillong rituals	Shillong, East Khasi Hills
	Shad Suk Mynsiem (Dance of the joyful soul)	Weiking ground, Shillong, East Khasi Hills
April/May	Archery competition	Polo ground, Shillong, East Khasi Hills
	Spring flower show (Agriculture & Horticulture)	All Saints Hall, Shillong, East Khasi Hills
June/July	Flower festival	Mawphlang, 23 Kms from Shillong, East Khasi Hills
July	Behdienkhlam festival	Jowai, 65 Kms from Shillong, Jaintia Hills
	Behdienkhlam festival, Tuber	Tuber, 82 Kms from Shillong, Jaintia Hills
October/ November	Nongkrem Dance (Harvest & thanksgiving dance)	Smit, 17 Kms north of Shillong, East Khasi Hills
	Autumn flower show (Agriculture & Horticulture)	All Saints Hall, Shillong, East Khasi Hills
	Pomblang Iewduh	Bara Bazar, Shillong, East Khasi Hills
November	Wangala Dance (Dance of the 100 drums)	Asananggre, 19 Kms from Tura, West Garo Hills
	Seng Kut Snem (Indigenous festival)	Shillong, East Khasi Hills