The Sangken festival is celebrated in Arunachal Pradesh and parts of Assam , India, as the traditional New Year's Day from 13 to 15 April by the Theravada Buddhist Communities. It coincides with the New Year of many calendars. The Sangken festival is celebrated by the people of the Khampti tribe . The festival is also celebrated by Singpho , Tai Khamyang, Tangsa and of Arunachal Pradesh, and Tai Phake ,Tai Aiton and Tai Turung communities of Assam . Sangken generally falls in the month of 'Nuean Ha', the fifth month of the year of the Khamti Lunar calendar coinciding with the month of April. It is celebrated in the last days of the old year and the Lunar New Year begins on the day just after the end of the festival. Sangken Official name Sangken Festival Observed by Khampti , Singpho , Tangsa , Tai Khamyang, Tai Phake in northeast India Significance Marks the Luna...
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