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Understanding the Importance of Food Festivals: The Case of Mamani, the Ethnic Food Festival of Ladakh, India


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1 High Mountain Arid Agriculture Research Institute, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST-K), Leh 194 101, India
2 Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kargil-I, SKUAST-K, Kargil 194 103, India
3 Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Zanskar (Kargil-II), SKUAST-K, Kargil 194 302, India
 

The present study aims to give a comprehensive picture of Mamani, the sole ethnic food festival of Ladakh, India. A total of 40 people, selected at random, were involved in the interviews and discussions after receiving their prior consent. The annual Mamani festival promotes the preparation and consumption of traditional Ladakhi foods. It indicates the end of the harsher part of the winter season and is also considered a tribune for showcasing the communal and social harmony of the region. This festival will boost winter tourism in Ladakh. It will also be a helpful tool in the introduction of local foods at Anganwadi centres and schools. In light of modernization, this time-tradition that has started to fade needs to be revived on priority.

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Ethnic Food Festival, Fating, Mamani, Tsabskhur.
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Authors

Anwar Hussain
High Mountain Arid Agriculture Research Institute, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST-K), Leh 194 101, India
Nazir Hussain
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kargil-I, SKUAST-K, Kargil 194 103, India
Shabber Hussain
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Zanskar (Kargil-II), SKUAST-K, Kargil 194 302, India

Abstract


The present study aims to give a comprehensive picture of Mamani, the sole ethnic food festival of Ladakh, India. A total of 40 people, selected at random, were involved in the interviews and discussions after receiving their prior consent. The annual Mamani festival promotes the preparation and consumption of traditional Ladakhi foods. It indicates the end of the harsher part of the winter season and is also considered a tribune for showcasing the communal and social harmony of the region. This festival will boost winter tourism in Ladakh. It will also be a helpful tool in the introduction of local foods at Anganwadi centres and schools. In light of modernization, this time-tradition that has started to fade needs to be revived on priority.

Keywords


Ethnic Food Festival, Fating, Mamani, Tsabskhur.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv125%2Fi1%2F73-78