▁li ang mai ▁men ▁and ▁women ▁are ▁agricult ural ists , ▁the ▁mostly ▁pract ised ▁is ▁j hum ▁ ▁or ▁sh ifting ▁cultiv ation . ▁ ▁The ▁educated ▁few ▁among ▁them ▁work ▁as ▁government ▁servants , ▁social ▁workers , ▁business man ▁and ▁business w oman . ▁R ear ing ▁or ▁animal ▁husband ry ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁major ▁part ▁of ▁their ▁liv elihood . ▁ ▁Fest iv als ▁ ▁Ch aga - N ge e ▁Ch aga - N ge e , ▁the ▁biggest ▁festival ▁of ▁the ▁Li ang mai ▁community ▁is ▁celebrated ▁in ▁the ▁month ▁of ▁October . ▁Today , ▁this ▁festival ▁that ▁show cases ▁Li ang mai ' s ▁rich ▁culture ▁and ▁tradition ▁is ▁celebrated ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁October ▁every ▁year . ▁The ▁ven ue ▁of ▁Ch aga - N ge e ▁is ▁usually ▁held ▁at ▁T ame i ▁and ▁Dim ap ur ▁town . ▁According ▁to ▁historical ▁accounts , ▁Ch aga - N ge e ▁is ▁a ▁celebr ation ▁for ▁vict orious ▁war ▁to ▁honour ▁brave ▁war riors . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁festival ▁of ▁pur ification / san ct ification ▁and ▁re - ded ic ation ▁for ▁their ▁next ▁assign ments . ▁However , ▁in ▁the ▁modern ▁context , ▁the ▁prime ▁reason ▁of ▁organ izing ▁this ▁event ▁is ▁to ▁keep ▁alive ▁the ▁rich ▁culture ▁and ▁tradition ▁of ▁Li ang mai . ▁On ▁this ▁day , ▁both ▁old ▁and ▁young ▁Li ang ma is ▁gather ▁in ▁their ▁traditional ▁att ires ▁and ▁sing ▁folk ▁songs , ▁dance ▁folk ▁d ances ,