Metümnyo

Metümnyo is the traditional five-day harvest festival of the Yimkhiung tribe. It is celebrated after themillet crop is harvested, usually in the second week of August. The ceremonies are inaugurated by the village elder khiungpu. The five-day festival includes:
Shito-Communal cleaning of the village, repair of village roads
Zhihdo-Repair of the paths leading to the fields, clearing up of intrusive landslides
Zumdo-Repair of inter-village roads
Khihresuk-Cleaning of water points and springs
Shiresuk-Cleaning and worship of agricultural tools
During the festival, the Yimkhiungs pray for the souls of those who had passed away in the preceding year. The festival is marked by engagements between the young boys and girls. The Yimkhiungs believe that males have six souls while females have five souls.