Bishop Conducting the celebrations at St. Anne Cathedral in the city. Nuakhai or Harvest Festival is another major festival which is celebrated by the people in the region along with the sambalpuri people of Western Odisha. It is celebrated during August and September. The tribes of the region celebrate Sohrai during the date of Diwali festivities, which is celebrated by the Hindu populace of the city and adjoining areas. During the Sohrai festival the Cattle are bathed with water and they are fed with the cakes made of black gram. The people then feast with food and drink, especially rice beer known as Hadia. Sports Simdega is also known as 'Cradle of Hockey' in the state. It have given top notch sportsman at Olympics representing the county. Sylvanus Dung Dung is former olympian who won Gold at 1980 Moscow Olympics in Hockey. Michael Kindo is another olympian winning Bronze at 1972 summer olympics. Asunta Lakra captain of India's women Hockey Team hails from Simdega. Recently, the city has got an 'Astroturf Hockey Stadium' for budding Hockey players for the area. It has an outdoor stadium named Albert Ekka Stadium for other sports. Geography and climate Simdega is located at . It has an average elevation of 418 metres (1371 feet). Simdega has warm and temperate climate. The rain in Simdega falls mostly in the winter, with relatively little rain in the summer. This climate is considered to be Csa according to the Köppen-Geiger climate classification. The average annual temperature in Simdega is 25.1 °C. In a year, the average rainfall is 1450 mm.The driest month is December, with 3 mm of rainfall. In August, the precipitation reaches its peak, with an average of 410 mm.The warmest month of the year is May, with an average temperature of 33.0 °C. At 17.9 °C on average, December is the coldest month of the year. Land usage details Cultivable land: 1,34,024.33 hectare. Irrigated : 16,367 hectare Un-irrigated : 1,17,657.33 hect. Main crops : Paddy, Maize, Wheat, Groundnut, Black Gram(Urad). Main forest produces: Mahua, Chironji, Kusum seeds, Sal seeds, Tendu leaves Major industry : Agriculture including Animal Husbandry, Granite Stone Mining, Limestone Mining. Main Rivers : Sankh River, Chinda River and Palamara River Economy Major part of the economy of Simdega is primarily based on Agriculture and Agriculture allied activities like Shellac production and animal husbandry and Aquaculture. The area has Animal husbandry farms