Me-Dam-Me-Phi
| Me Dam Me Phi 𑜉𑜦𑜧 𑜓𑜪 𑜉𑜦𑜧 𑜇𑜣 | |
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| Observed by | Tai-Ahom, People of Assam |
| Type | Asian |
| Significance | Ancestor worship |
| Date | Ancient and middle era - Duin-Ha (Gregorian equivalent to March–April) Modern era - 31st January |
| Frequency | Yearly |
| Started by | Confucius (tradition of ancestor worship in ancient times) Sukaphaa (ancestor worship festival in Assam) |
| Related to | Ancestor worship, Tai folk religion, Confucianism |
| Part of a series on the |
| Culture of Assam |
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Me dam me phi (Ahom:𑜉𑜦𑜧 𑜓𑜪 𑜉𑜦𑜧 𑜇𑜣) is a socio-traditional festival celebrated by the Tai-Ahom and people of Assam. The festival has its roots in the ancestral worship of Confucianism in ancient China, which later developed into the Dam-phi (Ancestor worship) tradition of the Tai people. In the tmodern era it's celebrated on the 31st January while initially it's celebrated in the Tai month of Duin-Ha (March–April) of sexagenary cycle.