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Lampong Sheanghah (LS), a small village with about 120 households located in the Eastern part of Nagaland, India under Mon district.It is twelve kilometers away from the district headquarter. The name 'Lampong' literally means ‘ junction’ that connects Longwa village, the international border between India and Myanmar in the East, Assam in the West and Mon in the South-East. The distance between the village and the state capital Kohima is 354 km and the nearest town of neighbouring state Sonari is 60 km far away.

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History

During the head hunting era in 1890s, some precious ornaments (gongs,elephant tusks etc.) were stolen from Mon Village. Those thieves were apprehended by Sheanghah Tangten Villagers and return the stolen ornaments to Mon village. As a token of gratitude and appreciation, the people of Mon village invited the Sheanghah people to come and settle in their own backyard. Consequently, people from both Tangten and Sheanghah Chingnyu made a new settlement in the land of Mon Village under the name 'Lampong Sheanghah'. That's how the village came into being in Mon area descended from Sheanghah Chingnyu. The inhabitants of the village are called 'Thohah'.

Religion

100% of the people profess Christianity (Baptist). Lampong Sheanghah Baptist Church (LSBC) came into being in 1971. LSBC Will be celebrating its Golden Jubilee in 2021.

Demographics

The village has a population of around 900 out of the total 250,671 population of Mon District (2011 census). It is a small village with 120 households.

Festivals

Aoleng Monyu, the biggest and main festival of Konyak-Naga community is being celebrated with great pomp and show every year from 1st-6 April. This festival marks the end of winter and heralds the dawn of spring. The six-day-long festival is meant for relaxation and exuberance after completion of sowing of seeds in the jhum fields. Folk songs and feasts are an indispensable part of the festival.

Rhungnyu/Hongnyu is another important festival that is being celebrated by the villagers every year after the harvest of millets in the month of July–August.

Laorong festival is a thanksgiving celebration that is observed in September/October every year after completion of jhum harvest.

Daily life

Around 99% practise shifting cultivation which is the chief occupation of the local population. Rice is the staple food. Other crops being grown includes king chilly,maize,taro,cassava,sweet potato etc.

The village is divided into four major colonies viz Chingkho,Chingtan,Chingjhong and Chinglen colony. Chingkho colony occupy the upper part of the village, Chingtan colony is the middle part of the village, Chingjhong is the lower part and Chinglen colony covers those area that extended from the old village area.

The village is also an educational hub for nearby village who can't afford to study in towns in the high school level. There are two schools in the village,GMS and Langsa Hill school up to class 10 which offers quality education and not just biased with books. It also offers a wide range of life skills like personality development, handicrafts, music, tailoring and learning computers, catering to the needs of villager and have served the purpose well especially in Churches. Langsa Hill Children Home has been serving the underpreviledged children in imparting quality education and other vocational training.

In recognition for the outstanding achievement of the village particularly in sanitation aspect, the village was awarded NGP award by her Excellency, Shrimati.Pratibha Devi Singh Patil, the then President of India in 2010.

References

Lampong Sheanghah Wikipedia