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Nagaland civilian deaths cast shadow on Hornbill Festival

·         Nagaland is known as the land of festivals as each tribe celebrates its own festival with dedication and passion.

·         To encourage inter-tribal interaction and to promote cultural heritage of Nagaland, the govt. of Nagaland organizes the hornbill pageant once a year within the 1st week of Dec.

·         It is also known as the ‘Festival of Festivals”.

·         Organized by the State tourism and Art & Culture Departments, hornbill pageant showcases a mixture of cultural displays under one roof.

·         This festival usually takes place between the 1st and the 10th of December every year in Kohima.

·         All the tribes of Nagaland take part in this festival.

·         The festival is named after the bird – Hornbill which is the most revered and admired bird for the Nagas.

·         The pageant may be a tribute to this bird, well-known for its qualities of grandeur ans awareness.


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