Nagaland state burgeons with festivals every now and then. Every month foresee the celebration of one or the other festival of one of the sixteen tribes of the State.
In the year 2000, Nagaland’s government decided to have all of the state’s tribes engage in a common festival. Thus was born the Hornbill Festival.
THE HORNBILL FESTIVAL of Nagaland, is an annual festival that is celebrated in the first week of December.
This occasion is an event of cultural extravaganza that is worth watching. The fine distinction Naga culture is showcased in an enthralling way. It is held at Naga Heritage Village, Kisama which is about 12 Km from Kohima and is enduringly shaped for celebration of this festival. This festival is the inception of all Naga Festivals celebrated since 2000. It significance lies in the fact that all Festivals of the 16 Naga tribes, normally celebrated over different seasons in a year, are reduced into seven-day festival, 1st to 7th December, every year. It is rather a window to the culture of the Nagas and offers a kaleidoscopic view of it in the form of Folk dances, Arts, Architecture, Food, Traditional attires, fashion and Music. Traditional arts are displayed featuring the paintings, wood carvings and sculptures by modern Naga artists put on view. Naga groups sing folk songs, present customary dances and participate in native games and sports. This festival in fact aims at discovering the musical prosperity of the state and celebrates the advent of peace.
The Festival is named after the hornbill, a globally respected bird that shows up in the folklore of most of the state’s tribes. This one week long festival depicts the culture and tradition of tribal people thus reinforcing Nagaland’s identity as an exceptional state in India’s federal union.
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