The tribes of Nagaland
The Rengma Tribe
Tseminyü district · Festival: Ngada (end of November)
At the Hornbill Festival: The Rengma morung sings Ngada’s harvest songs, and their grain-basket and brewing craft demonstrations are hands-on.
Traditional dress and craft
Rengma shawls use dense black with narrow red-and-white bands; women wear rows of orange-bead necklaces.
What to know about the Rengma
The Rengma of Tseminyü celebrate Ngada, the thanksgiving after harvest, with grains offered house to house in procession.
Meet the Rengma in person
Visit their morung at the Hornbill Festival (December 1–10, Kisama), afternoons are for conversations, not performances. Or travel to Tseminyü district for Ngada in end of November, the same culture at home scale. Our [tribes guide](/journal/hornbill-festival-tribes/) covers every community, and the [festivals calendar](/journal/festivals-of-nagaland/) maps the year.
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