Reh

The Idus believe that they are the sons and daughters of the divine mother ‘Nanyi Inyitaya’, but none can get her blessings unless one performs the puja or celebrate the Reh festival. But it is so expensive that only a few people can afford to celebrate the festival for propitiation of the supreme creator, the great mother ‘Nanyi Inyitaya’.
The festival is celebrated during February in Roing, Lohit district. The people who inhabit snowfall areas like Talo, Amru and Dri villages of the Dibang valley celebrate it during summer and monsoon (June-August) when the climate is moderate. The Idus in the other parts celebrate the same during February to May. The festival requires a number of sacrificial buffaloes for offering to the great mother ‘Nanyi Inyitaya’ and the one who performs the puja also distributes gifts to relatives. This all makes it an expensive festival that is done only after four or five years of planning. The Reh festival is celebrated for 3 days with prayers, rituals, animal sacrifices and feasts.