Which of the following is true about the Yaoshang Festival in Manipur?
Thabal Chongba is a moonlight circle dance
Yaoshang is the five-day spring festival of Manipur, celebrated from the full moon day of the Manipuri month of Lamta (February–March), coinciding with Holi.
Its signature event is Thabal Chongba, literally 'dancing in the moonlight', a folk dance in which young men and women hold hands and dance in a circle at night to the beat of drums and folk songs. Yaoshang is also known for sports events for all age groups and for children collecting donations (nakatheng) from households.
It is a spring festival linked with the full moon of Lamta rather than the start of the harvest season, and academic quiz competitions are not a defining part of it.
Hence, the true statement is that Thabal Chongba is a moonlight circle dance.
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