Meaning and Definitions
Tong means feasting or celebrating, and the festival itself can last for several days traditionally. People who feasted for seven days were considered to be the rich ones, since everyone was invited in the society and from the surroundings. The festivity includes dancing, consumption of the alcoholic beverage Zozu, butchering animals such as cows, goats, pigs, Mithun and other animals for the meals. Seal means hide in the local dialect, referring to modesty and unwillingness to expose one's own riches and egocentrism. Thus, the name Tong Seal signifies a person who celebrates festivity with modesty. Pu means grandfather or master, denoting an honorable person of higher status in the society.
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