Religion
Nyokum is a festival celebrated by the Nyishi people, a religion which commemorates their ancestors, emphasizes a belief in many spirits and superstitions, and includes religious rituals which coincide with lunar phases or agricultural cycles. Abo-Tani is revered by the Nyishi as the primal ancestor of the animist tribes of Tibetan or quasi-Tibetan origin. Strictly speaking the Nyishi does not have common religious festival, however, the Meokam Yullo is now treated as a common social festival (for bumper harvest). It is celebrated on 24 to 26 February each year since 1967-68 at nyisi dominant village's. now after the creation of many new nyishi district it is celebrated at own place, moreover now there are 5 district.
Among the Nyishi, there are currently approximately 3,00,000 (80%) transformed into Christians. Small groups of Hindus exist among the Nyishi.Now Polygeny is less practised by the Nyishis.
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