KOHIMA — The Pochury community in Kohima and Phor village celebrated its premier festival ‘Yemshe’ with traditional fervour. Yemshe is celebrated to welcome the new harvest of the year and invoke God’s blessing for a bountiful harvest. The Pochury community in Kohima celebrated ‘Yemshe’ at the Cathedra Jubilee Memorial Hall on Saturday with the advisor of New and Renewable Energy and NSDMA, Nyusietho Nyuthe, as the chief guest. The celebration was organised by the Pochury Hoho Kohima (PHK). Speaking at the celebration, the advisor stated that the main idea of the celebration was to invoke God’s blessing. “In the Naga society, there is a deep meaning attached to all the festivals. One of the main purposes is to seek blessing before doing anything,” Nyuthe said. Speaking on the significance of Yemshe, the PHK general secretary, Thosiepa Katiry, stated that the people of Pochury community anxiously wait for the festival which is celebrated in the first week of October every year. “Yemshe is celebrated to welcome new harvest. All young and old, rich and poor, celebrate this festival with great pomp and gaiety, anticipating a good harvest they deserve after a year’s hard labour under scorching sun and the rain. No...