{"id":5116,"date":"2025-12-02T10:16:56","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T04:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=5116"},"modified":"2025-12-02T15:31:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T10:01:56","slug":"what-is-hornbill-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/what-is-hornbill-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Hornbill Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Hornbill Festival Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the 26th edition of Nagaland&#8217;s iconic Hornbill Festival kicked off with great enthusiasm.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Hornbill Festival<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was first <\/span><b>organized in the year 2000.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It aims to <\/span><b>promote inter-tribal interaction<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and preserve Nagaland\u2019s heritage, blending the traditional with the contemporary in a harmonious display of unity.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also called the festival of festivals and is<\/span><b> held every year.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Organised by:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is organized by the State Tourism and Art &amp; Culture Departments of the Government of Nagaland.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is celebrated at <\/span><b>Naga Heritage Village, Kisama<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which is about 12 km from Kohima in Nagaland.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has evolved into a celebration showcasing the diverse and vibrant cultural and traditional heritage of the tribes of Nagaland.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><b>named after the Hornbill bird<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> given its association with the socio-cultural life of the Nagas.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Theme of 2025 festival:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 Cultural Connect<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This year Nagaland has <\/span><b>officially named Switzerland and Ireland<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as <\/span><b>country partners<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for the Hornbill Festival 2025.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/as-hornbill-festival-begins-in-nagaland-a-state-versus-centre-row-brews-10396822\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">IE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hornbill Festival aims to promote inter-tribal interaction and preserve Nagaland\u2019s heritage. 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