Te-l Khukhu is an annual festival held in Viswema, Nagaland, India on the 13th of Chünyi (July). It is celebrated by the sharing of food and particularly associated with young women.
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Te-l Khukhu is an annual festival held in Viswema, Nagaland, India on the 13th of Chünyi (July).
01 · What it is
Food
Shared culinary preparation, seasonal ingredients, and community foodways.
02 · Where & name
India
Placed on record in India.
03 · How it is doing
□□□□ (Not yet assessed)
Documented in open cultural records, but no cited field assessment of its current vitality has been added here yet.
04 · Proof & reuse
2 cited sources
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Chapter Takeaways
LegendOne day a young woman saw a ripe millet plant (othsü bo) in the middle of a large pond (zabe).
CustomsCelebrations start with the collection of wildflowers by young women to decorate a chosen house (chokrwu, specifically the eaves at the entrance).
Common Questions Answered on Record
What is Te–l Khukhu in plain words?
Te-l Khukhu is an annual festival held in Viswema, Nagaland, India on the 13th of Chünyi (July).
Where is Te–l Khukhu practised or documented?
Sources on this page place Te–l Khukhu in India.
What is the current condition of Te–l Khukhu today?
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Te-l Khukhu is an annual festival held in Viswema, Nagaland, India on the 13th of Chünyi (July). It is celebrated by the sharing of food and particularly associated with young women. 1
Legend
One day a young woman saw a ripe millet plant (othsü bo) in the middle of a large pond (zabe). She sent a squirrel (teli) to pluck an ear for her, but the squirrel did not return. Then she sent a parrot (oka), but the bird instead started eating the millet. Finally, the woman asked a toad (te-l) to help, and the toad brought her an ear of millet. In gratitude, she promised the toad a serving of millet every year. Thus the Toad Serving (Te-l Khukhu) festival came into being. Millet remains a very important ingredient in the preparation of festival food. 1
Customs
Celebrations start with the collection of wildflowers by young women to decorate a chosen house (chokrwu, specifically the eaves at the entrance). The most commonly used flowers are ginger and rock butterfly lilies (khwüso and phakü pü), tender maize (tsakoshe pitha nü) and terü su. Animistic rituals were once performed, but disappeared with the advent of Christianity. Modern traditions focus on sharing and social bonds. 1
The text above is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Te-l Khukhu”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. 1
Te–l Khukhu is annual festival held in Viswema, Nagaland, India, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. 2
The source record links this tradition to 1 external register, which can be verified through the citation. 2