23rd Hornbill Festival 2022 begins at Naga Heritage Village Kisama in Nagaland. Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar graced the inaugural function of the festival as the Chief Guest.
Nagaland’s famous Hornbill Festival is scheduled from 1st December to 10th December 2022. It is also popularly known as the Festival of Festivals and showcases Nagaland’s rich culture.
To encourage inter-tribal interaction and to promote the cultural heritage of Nagaland.
This year, in the 10-day festival, more than 130 stalls are set up in Kisama wherein, 100 stalls are taken up by the Micro Small & Medium Enterprises and 32 are temporary stalls.
The daily cultural events include activities such as: – Music festivals – Photo fest – Fashion shows – Adventure sports – Night carnivals etc.
Hornbill is an Indian bird also known as the concave-casqued hornbill. It is one of the larger members of the hornbill family and is found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.
Indian Hornbill is a cultural icon of the Naga people and is part of the folklore of most tribes.