Preparations are in full swing to develop into well-known in Nagaland Hornbill FestivalAfter two years of sluggish festivities, this time will probably be held with nice grandeur, an official stated on Tuesday.
H Khehovi Yepthomi, tourism and humanities and tradition advisor, stated the pageant can be held from December 1 to 10 on the Naga heritage village of Kisama, about 12 km from the state capital Kohima.
Yepthomi chaired a coordination assembly with tribal Hoho on Monday on preparations for the pageant, the state authorities’s annual tourism promotion program that brings collectively Naga tribes. This would be the twenty third version of the pageant, which began in 2010.
Yepthomi stated celebrations have been disrupted in 2020 and 2021, however this 12 months’s Hornbill Festival can be a grand occasion with new concepts and ideas.
In 2020, the pageant was celebrated nearly for 3 days as a result of pandemic, whereas final 12 months the pageant was referred to as off after civilians have been killed in Oting in Mon district.
Promotes the wealthy and colourful tradition of the Hornbill Festival, which has gained world fame Nagaland and his tribe, the Jeptomi stated.
Asking the tribal hoho or organizations to start out repairing their morongs (huts) in Kisama and begin preparations for the pageant, he stated that everybody ought to contribute in direction of its grand success.
He stated that the Kisama Heritage Village has been made like the map of Nagaland, by which tribal Morangs have been allotted in accordance with their geographical areas.
He stated that with the Tikhir tribe being acknowledged as a serious tribe, a spot has been earmarked for them to ascertain the 18th Morang.
At current, there are 18 acknowledged main tribes in Nagaland.
Seven tribals below the Eastern Nagaland People’s Organization (ENPO) didn’t attend Monday’s assembly, alleging negligence in the course of the Hoho pageant. They have additionally introduced that they won’t take part within the Hornbill Festival.
Yepthomi stated that the federal government would quickly focus on the matter with ENPO officers. “We hope they will attend the ceremony,” he stated.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
