Inaugural Note:

Contrastive with the ‘Dree’, the Apatani people of Arunachal Pradesh who resides in the Subansiri province of Arunachal Pradesh, celebrates many meticulous festivals throughout the year. The ‘Morom’ holy day is also one of them which is prominent with much joy and joie de vivre in the first two months of the year i.e., January-February. This detailed gala day is prominent by the ‘Apatanis’ to welcome the advent of the stem from opportunity ripe, similarly as the appear is welcomed in the idleness of India in the construct of ‘Basant Panchami’. Initially, the fete of the ‘Morom’ red-letter day was started by the villagers of Bela, Hari and Humiliated, where the rites and rituals were started of the months of December / January (Kume), but the villagers of the ‘Haja Duta’ do not upon the rites and rituals, until the first day of the months February / Strut (Kuye). The first day of the ‘Morom’ festivities is counted as ‘Morom’ ‘Polo’ (Moon) as without delay as the first moon is seen. Venerable and old-timers people of the village tells the pubescent of society and the whole village that as the ‘Morom’ ‘Polo’ is seen, that is the justice prematurely to solemnize the ‘Morom’ entertainment. However, according to the Apatani habit, ‘Morom’ is as a rule performed in this month only....

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