ITANAGAR, Feb 26: Mayor Itanagar Municipal Corporation, Tamme Phassang urged the Nyishi community to celebrate its prestigious Nyokum Yullo festival  with full rituals and to maintain the age-old tradition.
The Mayor and Commissioner IMC Likha Tejji attended the 4th Nyishi Nyokum Yullo Celebration as Chief Guest & Guest of Honour respectively at Naharlagun on Sunday.
Extending Nyokum Yullo greeting to the people, Phassang said "Though Nyokum is being celebrated by the Nyishi Community, but we do the prayers and seek blessings for the well-being of whole mankind." He urged the community to maintain the age-old tradition and ritual of the Nyokum  Yullo while celebrating it. Without rituals celebration of Nyokum Yullo is incomplete, he said.
Further, the Mayor also pressed for the importance of education in society. Phassang urged the people to encourage education in society stating that education is the only way to develop a society. He also urged the gathering specially youths not to misuse the three S-- Society, Social Service and Social Media. If these three ‘S’can be used in the right direction, we will definitely achieve positive development on all fronts, however, if misused, they may bring destruction to society, he said.
Phassang also suggested and assured to extend all possible support to the NKYCC-Naharlagun for the celebration of Nyokum Yullo in a grand manner next year.
Earlier, Commissioner IMC- Likha Tejji also stated that the Nyokum Yullo is not a religious festival but a secular festival where everyone from every walk of life can participate irrespective of their religion, caste, or creed.  “We all should join the celebration with our families, including children to show them how rich our culture & tradition is as well as to educate them for its preservation," added Tejji.
Among others, Chairman –NNYCC-Naharlagun  Nabam Nikia and  Organizing Secretary Kipa Simi also spoke on the occasion.
Besides, regular rituals, community feasts were also organized to mark the celebration.

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