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GK QUESTION#439

The Mopin Festival, celebrated by the Galo tribe of Arunachal Pradesh, features which ritual dance?

  1. ABihu
  2. BSangpangtu
  3. CPopirCorrect answer
  4. DPonung
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C. Popir

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Popir. Popir is the traditional dance of the Galo tribe of Arunachal Pradesh, performed during the Mopin Festival (April). Women dance in graceful circles to honor Goddess Mopin Ane for prosperity and good harvest, with rituals like smearing etum (rice flour paste) symbolizing purity and abundance.

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