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Hornbill Festival

December 7, 2021

The Hornbill Festival, which is called the ‘Festivals of Festivals’, is a 10-day annual cultural fest of Nagaland that showcases the rich and diverse Naga ethnicity through folk dances, traditional music, local cuisine, handicraft, art workshops etc. The start of this festival (December 1) marks the Nagaland statehood day. Every year the Hornbill festival is ..

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Hornbill Festival celebrated in Nagaland

December 9, 2019

Every year the “Hornbill Festival” is celebrated between December 1 and December 10. It is also called Festival of Festivals. The festival is organized by the State Tourism and art and culture department in Kohima. Highlights of the festival The festival is held every year in the Kisama village near Kohima, the state capital. The ..

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Adivasi Mahotsav 2017: Tribal Festival organised in Chhattisgarh 

December 11, 2017

The Aadivasi Mahotsav 2017 was held in Raipur, Chhattisgarh to display the rich and diverse tribal traditions of the central state. It was inaugurated by Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram and Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Dr Raman Singh. Key Facts The festival has been organised in the memory of 1857 revolutionary from the region, Shaheed ..

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Aadi Mahotsav: Fortnight long Tribal Festival held in New Delhi

November 17, 2017

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated Aadi Mahotsav, a fortnight long Tribal Festival in New Delhi. The theme of the festival is A Celebration of the Spirit of Tribal Culture, Cuisine and Commerce’. The festival will feature exhibition-cum-sale of tribal handicrafts, art, paintings, fabric, jewellery and much more through about 200 stalls. Over 750 tribal ..

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International Indigenous Terra Madre- 2015 begins in Shillong

November 3, 2015

International Indigenous Terra Madre- 2015 kicked off in Shillong, Meghalaya with theme The Future We Want: Indigenous Perspectives and Actions. The five day-long unique event will bring over a 100 tribes from 58 countries including from 17 Asian countries, 14 African countries, 12 American countries, 8 European countries and 7 Oceanian countries. Key facts It ..

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