Local and foreign travelers bound to the Naga Traditional New Year Festival 2019 held in Leshi of Naga Self-Administered Zone of Sagaing Region may pay visits to traditional houses of Naga ethnics, said chairman of Naga traditional cultural committee U Aung Htut. Visitors may observe life-styles of six Naga ethnics such as Tangkhul, Makury, Para, Koka, Laungphury and Khiamniungan residing in Leshi Township and will have the opportunities to interview those people of Naga ethnics directly. “The traditional houses of Naga ethnics were built with the aim of enabling the people to know their life-styles. After showing them as showrooms at the festival, the houses will be maintained by local tribes” said U Aung Htut. Naga ethnic people will live at the traditional houses after the festival as part of maintenance. The local and foreign guests to Leshi Township ma stay at these traditional houses together with Naga ethnics. Source: Yadanabon Newspaper
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