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Me Dam Me Phi 𑜉𑜦𑜧 𑜓𑜪 𑜉𑜦𑜧 𑜇𑜣 | |
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Observed by | Tai-Ahom, People of Assam |
Type | Asian |
Significance | Ancestor worship |
Date | Ancient and middle era - Duin-Ha (Gregorian equivalent to March-April)[1] Modern era - 31st January |
Frequency | Yearly |
Started by | Confucius (tradition of ancestor worship in ancient times)[2] Sukaphaa (ancestor worship festival in Assam) |
Related to | Ancestor worship, Tai folk religion, Confucianism |
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Culture of Assam |
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Me dam me phi (Ahom:𑜉𑜦𑜧 𑜓𑜪 𑜉𑜦𑜧 𑜇𑜣) is a socio-traditional festival celebrated by the Tai-Ahom and people of Assam. The festival has its roots in the ancestral worship of Confucianism in ancient China, which later developed into the Dam-phi (Ancestor worship) tradition of the Tai people .[6] In modern era it's celebrated on the 31st January while initially it's celebrated in the Tai month of Duin-Ha (March-April) of sexagenary cycle.[7]
Ahom [aho]
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