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Mera Hauchongba: The Unique Festival of Manipur Mera Hauchongba is a vibrant and significant festival celebrated in Manipur, particularly by the Manipuri Meitei community. This festival, which usually occurs in the month of September or October, holds immense cultural and spiritual importance, showcasing the rich traditions and values of the state. It is a colorful event filled with rituals, music, dance, and a deep sense of community. Significance of Mera Hauchongba The festival of Mera Hauchongba signifies the beginning of the agricultural season and is primarily dedicated to the worship of the deities who safeguard the crops and elders of the community. It is a time for expressing gratitude for the harvest and seeking blessings for a bountiful yield in the upcoming year. The name "Mera Hauchongba" translates to "the coming of the Houchong," referring to the arrival of the new harvest and the joy it brings. Rituals and Celebrations Mera Hauchongba is celebrated wi...
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Myanmar beauty queen takes up arms against junta

 

Myanmar beauty queen takes up arms against junta



               Htar Htet Htet, who represented Myanmar in the first Miss Grand International beauty pageant in Thailand in 2013, has taken up arms against the southeast Asian country's military junta.  

Eight years after competing against 60 contenders in the beauty pageant, the 32-year-old gymnastics instructor has joined ethnic armed groups in Myanmar's border regions.  

On her Facebook page, she wrote: “The time has come to fight back. Whether you hold a weapon, pen, keyboard or donate money to the pro-democracy movement, everyone must do their bit for the revolution to succeed."

 

"I will fight back as much as I can. I am ready and prepared to give up everything. I am even ready to pay with my life," she wrote. 

“The revolution is not an apple that falls when it is ripe. You have to make it fall. (Che Guevara) We must Win,” tweeted Htar Htet Htet.  

The coup ended the country's decade-long experiment with democracy after half a century of military rule.  

This may be noted that Myanmar has been in chaos since the military ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and seized power on February 1.  

"As of 10 May, at least 782 people have been killed as security forces used unnecessary, disproportionate and lethal force, to suppress demonstrations and other forms of public participation, since the military coup on 1 February," reported UN News.

 

While addressing a media briefing, UN rights office (OHCHR) spokesperson Rupert Colville said, "The military authorities are showing no sign of letting up in their brutal crackdown on opponents in a bid to consolidate their hold on power."

 

"While much of the world's attention has been on the number of peaceful protesters and bystanders killed by the security forces, the authorities continue to commit other gross human rights violations against the people of Myanmar", added Colville.

 

In the wake of the unrest, thousands of people from urban parts of the country have fled to border regions.

 

Ethnic armed rebel groups have intensified attacks on the military and police in recent months.


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