Me-Dam-Me-Phi 2021: Know About the Ahom Festival
Ahoms gears up to celebrate their Ancestors Worship, Me-Dam-Me-Phi tomorrow. Read this article to know about this festival, its history and way of celebration.
| 31 Jan 2021 5:30 AM GMT
Me-Dam-Me-Phi festival is a of the ancestor s worship which is being celebrated all over Assam on January 31 of every year. Considering the Me-Dam-Me-Phi importance of the day, the Government announced this day to be observed as a state holiday. This is the fundamental festival celebrated especially by the Ahoms since the 12th century. Me-Dam-Me-Phi celebration is basically the worship of the ancestors among the Ahoms. Literally, Me-Dam-Me-Phi meaning is, Me means offerings, Dam means the ancestors and Phi means god. Thus, it means that offering of oblations to the dead and sacrifices to God. This is an ancient belief that seeks divinity in the dead. All the Tai (Thai) speaking people have had the custom of worship their ancestors as god
Me-Dam-Me-Phi to be Celebrated all Over Assam on January 31
The Ancestors Worship among the Ahoms is referred to as the Me-Dam-Me-Phi. Read this article to know about this festival, its significance & its importance.
| 28 Jan 2021 6:48 AM GMT
Me-Dam-Me-Phi is a festival of the ancestor s worship which is being celebrated all over Assam on January 31 of every year. Considering the significance of the day, the Government declared this day to be observed as a state holiday. This is a very important festival celebrated especially by the Ahoms since the 12th century.
What is Me-Dam-Me-phi?
Me-Dam-Me-Phi is basically the worship of the ancestors among the Ahoms. Literally, Me means offerings, Dam means the ancestors and Phi means god. Thus, it means that offering of oblations to the dead and sacrifices to God. This is an ancient belief that seeks divinity in the dead. All the Tai (Thai) speaking people have had the custom of worship their ancestors as gods in their own way