SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

INDIAN CULTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Losoong is a festival which is celebrated in-
A
Arunachal Pradesh
B
Manipur
C
Assam
D
Sikkim
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Losoong also called Namsoong by the Lepchas is the Sikkimese is usually the time when the farmers rejoice and celebrate their harvest. Although the festival is celebrated privately among family members and friends there is an air of festivity all around.

Detailed explanation-2: -Losar Festival is celebrated with much fanfare in Sikkim. The festival lasts for 15 days, during which the streets of Sikkim come alive with vibrant colours, music, and dance. The main attraction of the festival is the large gathering of people in the local monasteries, where prayers and offerings are made.

Detailed explanation-3: -Pang Lhabsol is a festival unique to Sikkim and is performed every year to pay tribute, honour and to propitiate the protective guarding deities of Sikkim, especially Mount Khangchendzonga, the guardian deity of Sikkim. It falls on the fifteenth day of the seventh month as per the lunar calendar.

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