Culturaldesk:
Mee-Dam-Mee-Phee is the most important honor of the dead communal festival in Ahom religion, which is celebrated by the Ahom people on 31 January every year in the memory of the departed. This is an expression of the concept of ancestor worship that the Ahoms share with other people originating from the Tai community. It is a festival to pay respect to the departed ancestors and remember their contribution to the society.
It is a fundamental festival celebrated especially by the Ahom people since the 12th century. Mee-Dam-Mee-Phee festival is basically ancestor worship among the Ahoms. Me-Dam-Me-Phi literally means, 'Me' means offering, 'Dam' means ancestor and 'Phi' means God. Thus, it means offering oblations to the dead and offering sacrifices to God. It is an ancient belief that seeks divinity in the dead. All Tai (Thai) speaking people have a tradition of worshiping their ancestors as gods in their own way.
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