Preparations had been in full swing in Nagaland for the famed Hornbill pageant, which might be held with a lot grandeur this time after two years of subdued celebrations, an official mentioned on Tuesday.
The pageant might be held from December 1 to 10 at Naga Heritage Village, Kisama, round 12 km from state capital Kohima, mentioned advisor for Tourism and Artwork & Tradition H Khehovi Yepthomi.
Yepthomi chaired a coordination assembly with the tribal hohos on Monday on the preparations for the pageant, the annual tourism promotional occasion of the state authorities that brings collectively the Naga tribes. This would be the twenty third version of the pageant, which started in 2010.
The celebrations had been disrupted in 2020 and 2021, however this 12 months’s Hornbill Competition might be a grand affair with new concepts and ideas, Yepthomi mentioned.
In 2020, the pageant was celebrated just about for 3 days as a result of pandemic, whereas final 12 months the pageant was known as off halfway after the killing of civilians at Oting in Mon district.
The Hornbill Competition, which has achieved world fame, promotes the wealthy and colourful tradition of Nagaland and its tribes, Yepthomi mentioned.
Asking the tribal hohos or organisations to begin repairing their morungs (huts) in Kisama, and put together for the pageant, he mentioned everybody ought to contribute in direction of its grand success.
Kisama Heritage Village is designed to resemble the map of Nagaland with tribal morungs allotted as per their geographical areas, he mentioned.
With the Tikhir tribe getting recognition as a significant tribe, an area has been earmarked for them to arrange the 18th morung, he added.
At current, Nagaland has 18 recognised main tribes.
The seven tribal hohos underneath Japanese Nagaland Peoples’ Organisation (ENPO) didn’t attend Monday’s assembly alleging negligence in direction of them throughout the festivities. They’ve additionally declared that they might not take part within the Hornbill Competition.
Yepthomi mentioned the federal government will communicate to ENPO functionaries on the matter quickly. “We hope they’ll be part of the celebrations,” he mentioned. PTI NBS SOM SOM
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