Hornbill Festival 2020: Few tips for tourists before attending the Hornbill Festival.
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Hornbill Festival is Nagaland's largest annual festival attracting tourists from all over the world. This festival is celebrated in the first week of December every year.
The festival is jointly organized by the Department of Tourism and the Department of Arts and Culture at Naga Heritage Village, Kisama, 12 km from Kohima is situated at this distance.
The village offers a glimpse into the life of Nagas and their history. This festival depicts the rich and vibrant culture of the Naga tribe.
The festival is named after the Hornbill bird, the bird's wings are part of the hat worn by the Naga community. The ceremony consists of dance performances, crafts, parades, games, food fairs, and many religious rituals.
Tourists attending this festival can take with them traditional paintings, wood carvings, shawls, and sculptures associated with Naga life here. The biggest highlight of this festival is the songs sung in praise of the bravery of the Naga heroes here.
What is special for tourists in Nagaland's Hornbill Festival?
Nagaland, the northeastern state of India, is one of the smallest states in the country. This is a state where followers of Christianity are much more than other states.
People in this small state are very friendly and cheerful. There is an unusual festival of this state, the Hornbill. Hornbill festival is celebrated every day from 1st December to 10th December.
The customs of this festival are very different and interesting. Tourists especially like to visit Nagaland during this festival. There is a lot of tourist trend in Nagaland during these ten days.
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Dance:
16 different dances of 16 tribes in Nagaland are very popular and attractive. All these tribes have different customs, mixed practices, and yet share the same way of life.Their tribal dances are filled with positive, high energy. The Hornbill festival traditionally does a wonderful job of bringing all these diverse tribes together and presenting themselves as one unit.
Multicultural Arts:
Nagaland is the perfect place for art lovers from all over the world. The Hornbill festival will surely satisfy you to experience the quality and present the finest art of Nagaland.Traditional arts and indigenous crafts play a very important role in making this carnival a success. From rural sports, delicious food fairs and colorful celebrations are the pride of this festival.
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Paintings, wood carvings, and sculpture displays are proudly displayed to the attendees.
Rock concert thumping:
What makes this festival unique is the International Rock Concert Competition held here. These rock concerts are considered launchpads for many newcomers.With prize money ranging between thirty thousand rupees to one lakh rupees, the main objective of this competition is to encourage talent from all over India as well as from its neighboring countries, such as Southeast Asia and even Australia.
Night Bazaar:
Kohima city looks like the best night market during the Hornbill festival. It is organized to bring tourists and participating tribes together for food and handicrafts.You can roam in different shops to shop here and buy many things you like. Hornbill festival has some fun activities to make it even more fun, like eating chili and competition among other exciting games.
Why is the Hornbill festival celebrated?
The Hornbill Festival in Nagaland is celebrated every year from 1st December to 10th December. Hornbill is a common bird of Nagaland and can be seen generally in the forests of Nagaland.
Hornbill festival has been celebrated in Nagaland for 16 years. The purpose of this festival is to preserve Naga culture. People here believe that the Hornbill Festival creates unity and better relations between different tribes in Nagaland.
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Hornbill festival is celebrated in Kohima, the capital of Nagaland.
What happens at the Hornbill festival?
At the Hornbill Festival, people participate in a wide range of activities. In this ceremony, rituals, dances, food fairs, parades, and craft arts of different religions are exhibited.
Tourist fairs carry handicrafts related to Naga life, traditional paintings, shawls, wood carvings, and sculptures during the festival. Some songs are sung during the ceremony in the bravery of the Naga heroes here.
These songs are the center of attraction for tourists.
Tips for Tourists:
1) Being one of the most participating and tourist attractions in Nagaland, the Hornbill festival attracts a lot of tourists from different parts of the world.
Make sure that all your bookings and reservations are made to avoid last-minute hassle and inconvenience.
2) Auxiliary Information Centers are located around the venue where you will also find a directory containing a list of other attractive places in Nagaland as well as exhibits and more.
3) To go to Nagaland, foreigners just have to register themselves in the Foreigners Registration Office within 24 hours of entering Nagaland.
What is the objective behind celebrating the Hornbill Festival?:
The festival aims to pay rich tributes to the Naga leaders who, under extremely challenging circumstances, accorded special status to the state of Nagaland.
Who Organized the Hornbill Festival?:
The Nagaland State Government organized the Hornbill Festival. This is an annual tourism promotional event.
Importance of the Hornbill Festival:
- This festival showcases the traditional and rich cultural heritage of Nagaland with its ethnicity, diversity, and grandeur.
- This festival is reminiscent of the rich cultural heritage of Naga tribes.
- It highlights the need by some colonial administrators to fix some unavoidable distortions to the history of Nagas.
- Along with Eastern Air Command (IAF) Shillong, the state government demonstrated the Sukhoi aircraft flying over the Kima site and headquarters, Eastern Air Command (IAF) Shillong.
- Stalls were set up at Kisama in the festival.
- This festival will witness cultural performances of various tribes of Nagaland and North Eastern states, including art exhibitions, indigenous games, night carnival, city tour, photo-fest, among others.
What should we do if we missed the Hornbill Festival of Nagaland?
The Hornbill Festival showcasing the regional culture and tradition of Nagaland is held every year from 1st to 10th December. This festival drives a huge number of tourists from abroad.
Many people wish to go to this festival to be held in the village of Kisama in Nagaland, but due to poor health, sometimes due to poor health or sometimes for other reasons.
If you too unable to attend this festival in December, then there is nothing to worry about. You can turn to Tripura because the Hornbill Festival is also starting here.
Let's know when this festival happens and what is special here:
The 'Hornbill Festival' has so far been held in the famous Kisama village of Nagaland, but now this famous festival is also be held in Tripura.
Kalyani Roy, Chief Whip (TLA) of Tripura Legislative Assembly said that the 'Hornbill Festival' will be organized at Baramura Eco-Park Complex in West Tripura District on February 8th and 9th.
The event is to be held in the Teliamura sub-division, which has several tourist spots. According to Roy, the State Government is continuously working to promote tourism.
In this regard, the two-day 'Hornbill Festival' has started to organize in Tripura. The idea of organizing the Hornbill Festival in Tripura was first conceived after a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb.
Why festival in the name of Hornbill Bird?
The festival is named after the Hornbill Bird. This species of bird has been identified as the 'Oriental Pied Hornbill' (Anthracoceros Alberostris).
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It is said that this year more than 300 hornbills have been seen in Tripura. The Tripura Forest Department has placed 'Oriental Pied Hornbill' in Sipahijala Wildlife Sanctuary for rearing and breeding.
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