Zomi National Day: Origination, Frequency and Anniversary

Taang Zomi

Table of Contents Zomi National Day Celebration:................................................................................................................2 Date of Origination, Frequency and Anniversary.................................................................................2 By Taang Zomi.................................................................................................................................2 1. Written Presentation.................................................................................................................2 1.1 Earlier Developments........................................................................................................2 1.2 Recent Developments........................................................................................................3 2. Tabulated Presentation.............................................................................................................4 3. The Need for Terminological Accuracy and Uniformity.........................................................8 3.1 In Regularly Held Holidays...............................................................................................8 3.2 In Irregularly Held Holidays.............................................................................................8 3.3 69th Zomi National Day? 68th Anniversary Zomi National Day? 68th Zomi National Day?........................................................................................................................................8

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68th Anniversary Zomi National Day, 20 FEB 2016 SAT

Zomi National Day Celebration: Date of Origination, Frequency and Anniversary By Taang Zomi A Guide to Carefully Calculating, Correctly Counting, Exactly Enumerating, and Rightly Reckoning the Frequency and Anniversary of Zomi National Day 1. Written Presentation 1.1 Earlier Developments 01. On 20 FEB 1948 FRI, Zomi National Day was not celebrated. On that day, there was no discussion as to whether we should have a national day. Even immediately before that day, sometime in late 1947 or in early 1948, no date was designated to be a national day. 02. On 20 FEB 1948 FRI, there was no such thing as Zomi National Day. 03. On 20 FEB 1949 SUN, there was no such thing as Zomi National Day. 04. On 20 FEB 1950 MON, there was no such thing as Zomi National Day. 05. On 09 OCT 1950 MON, Zomi Affairs Council (composed of 14 Members of Parliament) decided to have a national day, and to celebrate it on 20 FEB 1951 TUE for the first time. 06. Zomi National Day was celebrated for the first time on 20 FEB 1951 TUE in Mindat. 07. Celebration of Zomi National Day was not allowed in 1956, 1957 and 1958. 08. Celebration of Zomi National Day was allowed again in 1959. 09. Zomi Special Division was recognized as Zomi State on 03 JAN 1974 THU. Our State Day, if we ever had one, should fall on 03 JAN 1074 THU. 10. Zomi National Day in its pure essence and form was celebrated for the last time in 1974. 11. Zomi National Day in its pure, unadulterated essence and form was celebrated for 21 times from 20 FEB 1951 TUE to 20 FEB 1974 WED.

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12. Zomi National Day-cum-Zomi State Day was celebrated for the first time on 20 FEB 1975 THU. 13. Zomi National Day-cum-Zomi State Day was celebrated for the last time on 20 FEB 1980 WED. 14. Zomi National Day-cum-Zomi State Day was celebrated 6 times from 1975 to 1980. 15. Zomi National Day and its adulterated form Zomi National Day-cum-Zomi State Day were celebrated for a total of 27 times. 16. The celebration of both Zomi National Day and its adulterated form Zomi National Day-cum-Zomi State Day was prohibited from 1981 to 2006. Adapted from: Vung Lian Mang, Tg., “Zomi Nam Ni Leh I Tavuan”, Vahui Magazine 2006. ed. Taang Zomi, pp. 3136 See Vahui Magazine 2006 at http://fuller.academia.edu/PauThang and go to “[11] Vahui Magazine 2006” at https://www.academia.edu/6149362/_11_Vahui_Magazine_2006. You may need to sign in if you have already had an account or you may need to sign up if you have not yet had an account. 1.2 Recent Developments 17. The celebration of both Zomi National Day and its adulterated form Zomi National Day-cum-Zomi State Day was prohibted from 1981 to 2011. (See #16 above.) 18. The celebration of the adulterated form Zomi National Day-cum-Zomi State Day took place again on 20 FEB 2012 MON. 19. Zomi National Day-cum-Zomi State Day was celebrated for 6 times from 1975 to 1980, and 1 time on 20 FEB 2012 MON. So, altogether, that day was celebrated 7 times within the period 1975-1980 and in 2012. (See #14 and #18 above.) 20. The celebration of the unadulterated Zomi National Day was allowed on 20 FEB 2013 WED for the first time after a lengthy lapse of 38 years (1975-2012). 21. Zomi National Day in its pure, unadulterated essence and form was celebrated for 21 times from 20 FEB 1951 TUE to 20 FEB 1974 WED, and 1 time on 20 FEB 2013 WED. (See #11 and #17 above.) Therefore, Zomi National Day in its pure essence and form was celebrated 22 times in the period 19511974 and on 20 FEB 2013 WED. 22. If the celebration of Zomi National Day is allowed again on 20 FEB 2016 SAT, it would be celebrated 25 times from 1948 to 2015. (21 times in 1951-1974, 3 times in 2013-2015, and 1 time in 2016).

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2. Tabulated Presentation Serial Number

(1)

Date

Time / Frequency of Theoretical Celebration (2)

Time / Frequency of Actual Celebration

(3)

Anniversary

(4)

(5)

01

20 FEB 1948 FRI

1st Time

Nil

Nil

02

20 FEB 1949 SUN

2nd Time

Nil

1st Anniversary

03

20 FEB 1950 MON

3rd Time

Nil

2nd Anniversary

04

20 FEB 1951 TUE

4th Time

1st Time

3rd Anniversary

05

20 FEB 1952 WED

5th Time

2nd Time

4th Anniversary

06

20 FEB 1953 FRI

6th Time

3rd Time

5th Anniversary

07

20 FEB 1954 SAT

7th Time

4th Time

6th Anniversary

08

20 FEB 1955 SUN

8th Time

5th Time

7th Anniversary

09

20 FEB 1956 MON

Not allowed

Not allowed

8th Anniversary

10

20 FEB 1957 WED

10th Time

Not allowed

9th Anniversary

11

20 FEB 1958 THU

11th Time

Not allowed

10th Anniversary

12

20 FEB 1959 FRI

12th Time

6th Time

11th Anniversary

13

20 FEB 1960 SAT

13th Time

7th Time

12th Anniversary

14

20 FEB 1961 MON

14th Time

8th Time

13th Anniversary

15

20 FEB 1962 TUE

15th Time

9th Time

14th Anniversary

16

20 FEB 1963 WED

16th Time

10th Time

15th Anniversary

17

20 FEB 1964 THU

17th Time

11th Time

16th Anniversary

18

20 FEB 1965 SAT

18th Time

12th Time

17th Anniversary

19

20 FEB 1966 SUN

19th Time

13th Time

18th Anniversary

20

20 FEB 1967 MON

20th Time

14th Time

19th Anniversary

21

20 FEB 1968 TUE

21st Time

15thTime

20th Anniversary

22

20 FEB 1969 THU

22nd Time

16th Time

21st Anniversary

23

20 FEB 1970 FRI

23rd Time

17th Time

22nd Anniversary

24

20 FEB 1971 SAT

24th Time

18th Time

23rd Anniversary

25

20 FEB 1972 SUN

25th Time

19th Time

24th Anniversary

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(1)

Date

Time / Frequency of Theoretical Celebration (2)

Time / Frequency of Actual Celebration

(3)

(4)

Taang Zomi Anniversary

(5)

26

20 FEB 1973 TUE

26th Time

20th Time

27

20 FEB 1974 WED

27th Time

21st Time and Last Time 26th Anniversary Zomi National Day

28

20 FEB 1975 THU

28th Time

1st Time Zomi National- 27th Anniversary cum-State Day

29

20 FEB 1976 FRI

29th Time

2nd Time ZomiNational-cum- 28th Anniversary State Day

30

20 FEB 1977 SUN

30th Time

3rd Time

29th Anniversary

31

20 FEB 1978 MON

31st time

4th Time

30th Anniversary

32

20 FEB 1979 TUE

32nd Time

5th Time

31st Anniversary

33

20 FEB 1980 WED

33rd Time

6th Time and Penultimate 32nd Anniversary Time Zomi National-cumState Day (Earlier Developments)

34

20 FEB 1981 FRI

34th Time

Both Zomi Natonal Day and 33rd Anniversary Zomi National-cum-State Day Not Allowed

35

20 FEB 1982 SAT

35th Time

Not Allowed

34th Anniversary

36

20 FEB 1983 SUN

36th Time

Not Allowed

35th Anniversary

37

20 FEB 1984 MON

37th Time

Not Allowed

36th Anniversary

38

20 FEB 1985 WED

38th Time

Not Allowed

37th Anniversary

39

20 FEB 1986 THU

39th Time

Not Allowed

38th Anniversary

40

20 FEB 1987 FRI

40th Time

Not Allowed

39th Anniversary

41

20 FEB 1988 SAT

41st Time

Not Allowed

40th Anniversary

42

20 FEB 1989 MON

42nd Time

Not Allowed

41st Anniversary

43

20 FEB 1990 TUE

43rd ztime

Not Allowed

42nd Anniversary

44

20 FEB 1991 WED

44th Time

Not Allowed

43rd Anniversary

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25th Anniversary

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Taang Zomi Serial Number

(1)

Zomi National Day: Origination, Frequency and Anniversary

Date

Time / Frequency of Theoretical Celebration (2)

Time / Frequency of Actual Celebration

(3)

(4)

Anniversary

(5)

45

20 FEB 1992 THU

45th Time

Not Allowed

44th Anniversary

46

20 FEB 1993 SAT

46th Time

Not Allowed

45th Anniversary

47

20 FEB 1994 SUN

47th Time

Not Allowed

46th Anniversary

48

20 FEB 1995 MON

48th Time

Not Allowed

47th Anniversary

49

20 FEB 1996 TUE

49th Time

Not Allowed

48th Anniversary

50

20 FEB 1997 THU

50th Time

Not Allowed

49th Anniversary

51

20 FEB 1998 FRI

51st Time

Not Allowed

50th Anniversary

52

20 FEB 1999 SAT

52nd Time

Not Allowed

51st Anniversary

53

20 FEB 2000 SUN

53rd Time

Not Allowed

52nd Anniversary

54

20 FEB 2001 TUE

54th Time

Not Allowed

53rd Anniversary

55

20 FEB 2002 WED

55th Time

Not Allowed

54th Anniversary

56

20 FEB 2003 THU

56th Time

Not Allowed

55th Anniversary

57

20 FEB 2004 FRI

57th Time

Not Allowed

56th Anniversary

58

20 FEB 2005 SUN

58th Time

Not Allowed

57th Anniversary

59

20 FEB 2006 MON

59th Time

Not Allowed

58th Anniversary

60

20 FEB 2007 TUE

60th Time

Not Allowed

59th Anniversary

61

20 FEB 2008 WED

61st Time

Not Allowed

60th Anniversary

62

20 FEB 2009 FRI

62nd Time

Not Allowed

61st Anniversary

63

20 FEB 2010 SAT

63rd Time

Not Allowed

62nd Anniversary

64

20 FEB 2011 SUN

64th Time

Not Allowed

63rd Anniversary

65

20 FEB 2012 MON

65th Time

7th Time and Ultimate Time 64th Anniversary Zomi National-cum-State Day (Recent Developments [See #33 above])

66

20 FEB 2013 WED

66th Time

22nd Time Zomi National 65th Anniversary Day was celebrated (1st Time Zomi National Day was celebrated again after a lengthy lapse of 38 years,

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(1)

Date

Time / Frequency of Theoretical Celebration (2)

Taang Zomi

Time / Frequency of Actual Celebration

(3)

(4)

Anniversary

(5)

since 1975). [See #27 above.] 67

20 FEB 2014 THU

67th Time

23rd Time

66th Anniversary

68

20 FEB 2015 FRI

68th Time

24th Time

67th Anniversary

69

20 FEB 2016 SAT

69th Time

25th Time

68th Anniversary

70

20 FEB 2017 MON

70th Time

26th Time

69th Anniversary

71

20 FEB 2018 TUE

71st Time

27th Time

70th Anniversary

72

20 FEB 2019 MON

72nd Time

28th Time

71st Anniversary

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3. The Need for Terminological Accuracy and Uniformity In 1966 or so, the Union Day Celebration Central Committee, under the chairmanship of Brigadier (later, General) San Yu, set a policy to count national holidays, not by how many times they were celebrated, but by how many anniversaries they were celebrated, so that there would be uniformity throughout the country. 3.1 In Regularly Held Holidays How many times (n) [ႀကိမ္။။ Vei ] a holiday is celebrated is 1 more than how many anniversaries (a) [ႏွစ္။ Kum ] that holiday is celebrated; n=a+1 Therefore, how many anniversaries (a) [ ႏွစ္ ။ Kum ] a holiday is celebrated is 1 less than how many times (n) [ႀကိမ္။ Vei ] that holiday is celebrated. ∴ a=n-1 For example, Myanmar’s Independence Day of this year (2016) was the 68th anniversary (a) [= n-1]. ၆၈ ႏွစ ္ ေၿမာက ္ ။ Kumcin’na. It was the 69th time (n) [ = a + 1]. ၆၉ ႀကိမ္ ေၿမာက္။69 Veina. This method of counting [n = a + 1; a = n – 1] is true only with regularly held holidays. 3.2 In Irregularly Held Holidays As you have seen above, Zomi National Day was not regularly held. Zomi National Day of this year (2016) would be the 68th Anniversary [၆၈ ႏွစ္ ေၿမာက္။ Kum 68 Cin’na ]. But it would not be the 69 th Time (၆၉ ႀကိမ္ ေၿမာက္။6 9 Veina). Actually it would be just the 25th Time 25 Veina]. See #69 of the Tabulated Presentation.

[၂၅ ႀကိမ္ ေၿမာက္ ။

The method of counting based on anniversaries (
စ္ ။ Kum) is NOT conditional upon whether the national day was celebrated or not. The method of counting based on frequency ( A ႀကိမ္ ။ Vei ) is DEFINITELY conditional upon whether the day was celebrated or not.

3.3 69th Zomi National Day? 68th Anniversary Zomi National Day? 68th Zomi National Day? I have written every year about the right way to count Zomi National Day celebrations for 10 years since 2005 (11 times). This is the 11th year and the 12th article that I wrote. It is sad that most of the Page 8 of 9

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organizers of those celebrations did not pay any attention to correct terminology, and therefore wrong counting persisted as late as 2015. It is my hope that this may be the last time I wrote about the correct enumeration of Zomi National Day, and that everything about Zomi National Day (the day, the origin, the counting, and the story) will be correct as far as possible from 2016 onward. 68th Zomi National Day is the same as 68th Time Zomi National Day (၆၈ ႀကိမ္ ေၿမာက္ ။ 668 Veina). This is equivalent to 67th Anniversary Zomi National Day (၆၇ ႏွစ ္ ေၿမာက ္ ။

Kum 67 Cin’na).

In case you need to check up this usage, you can read the Government newspapers: (1) The Global New Light of Myanmar Daily (in English) , the Myanmar Alin Daily (The New Light of Myanmar in Burmese) and the Kyemon Daily (The Mirror in Burmese) . You shoud read them during February 17 and 23, each year, for Zomi National Day. The Independence Day of Myanmar is enumerated from January 4, 1948, and Zomi National Day from February 20, 1948. Therefore they have the same anniversary. This year (2016) their anniversary is 68th . You should read the newspapers during January 1 and 7 for the Independence Day and February 17 and 23 for Zomi National Day, as mentioned in the paragraph above. The Union Day is enumerated from February 12, 1947, and the Martyrs Day from July 19, 1947. Therefore they have the same anniversary. This year (2016) their anniversary is 69th . You should read the newspapers during February 9 and 15 for the Union Day and July 16 and 22 for the Martyrs day. Let us write correctly, accurately, diligently and meticulously from now on that 20 FEB 2016 SAT is the 68th Anniversary Zomi National Day (၆၈ ႏွစ ္ ေၿမာက ္ ။ Kum 68 Cin’na), and not the 68th Zomi National Day (၆ ၆၈ ႀကိမ္ ေၿမာက္ ။ a 68 Veina), as many tended to write perfunctorily, flippantly, carelessly, and superficially in the past. http://fuller.academia.edu/PauThang

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