Oriah is the most prominently and enthusiastically celebrated annual festival throughout the Wancho area In Andhra Pradesh. Usually, Oriah is celebrated at the beginning of the spring season. It lasts for the whole season in the Wancho area because it is celebrated on different dates in different villages, as per the decision of the respective village Ngo-Wang. The date is announced by the respective village Ngo-Wang according to the lunar calendar they maintain. Generally it is celebrated in the first half of the lunar month. Oriah is celebrated by the Wanchos since time immemorial in their respective villages. But it was in 1975 that the first common Oriah was celebrated at Kanubari. The date was later on fixed by the government of Arunachal Pradesh. Since then, the common Oriah is celebrated on 16 February every year. The people cut the forest, burn it and clear the jhum plot by the month of January-February (Wancho month Tchang). When the plot is ready, millet is sown ceremonia...