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To promote inter-group interaction, the Government of Nagaland has organized the annual Hornbill Festival since 2000. Other inter-tribe festivals are Lui Ngai Ni and Naga New Year Festival. [ 2 ]
This festival usually takes place between 1 and 10 December every year mainly in Kohima District. [3] The main venue of the Hornbill Festival is held at the Kisama Heritage Village located in the Southern Angami region of Kohima District which is about 12 km from Kohima. All the ethnic groups of Nagaland take part in this festival.
The Hornbill National Rock Contest, as the name suggests, is a National-level contest and boasts of being the longest music festival in the country, it being a seven-day-long festival. Attractive cash prizes and music educated/music loving crowd makes the Hornbill National Rock Contest/Festival a unique experience for performers. [13]
Kisama Heritage Village (also Naga Heritage Village) is a Heritage Village located on the slopes of a hill between Kigwema and Phesama Villages in the Kohima District of the Indian state of Nagaland. The Heritage Village is the venue of the annual Hornbill Festival. [1]
Sekrenyi is a compound word formed by Sekre meaning "sanctification" and Nyi meaning "festival." The festival calendar is linked to the agricultural cycle, which varies from village to village. Thus, the celebration is held between the months of December–March, and the duration also varies from ten to fifteen days. [3]
Aoleang Monyü or simply Aoleang is a festival celebrated by the Konyak Naga people and is held in the first week of April mainly in the Mon District of the Indian state of Nagaland. [1] The Aoleang festival differs from the more famous Hornbill Festival, which is arranged to preserve the cultures of all the different tribes in Nagaland. [2 ...
Download QR code; Print/export ... Mungmung is an annual festival of the Sangtam Nagas held in September in the state of Nagaland, India. [1] [2] [3] See also
Gaan-Ngai is a festival of the Zeliangrong people (indigenous Zeme, Liangmei and Rongmei tribes) of Assam, Manipur and Nagaland states in North Eastern India.Gaan-Ngai is a festival of light, celebrating the victory of light over evil and the commemoration of the coming of light or fire.