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26th edition of Hornbill
Festival of Nagaland ended on 10 December at Unity Plaza, Naga Heritage
Village, Kisama.
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The festival is called
the “Festival of Festivals.”
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This year's fsetival
showed ten days of vibrant cultural performances and international
participation.
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Arunachal Pradesh
Minister Pasang Dorjee Sona, Malta’s High Commissioner Reuben Gauci, and
Ireland’s Deputy Ambassador Raymond Mullen were the special guests at closing
ceremony.
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The traditional lighting
of the bonfire marked formal end of this year's celebrations.
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Over the past nine days,
visitors experienced Naga tribal traditions, which included traditional sports
and indigenous games to ethnic cuisines and handcrafted art.
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Nagaland and Manipur
Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla inaugurated the festival as Chief Host.
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Chief Minister Neiphiu
Rio served as the Host on December 1st.
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This year, Austria,
France, Ireland, Malta, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom were the partner
countries. Arunachal Pradesh was the State Partner.
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The Hornbill Festival is
celebrated annually from December 1st to 10th.
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It is a major event
promoting Nagaland’s tribal culture and global cultural engagement.
