25 years of Hornbill Festival.

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25 years of Hornbill Festival.

Why in the news?

• The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated the people of Nagaland on completion of 25 years of Hornbill Festival. 

About the Hornbill Festival:

• Hornbill Festival is an annual festival celebrated from 1 to 10 of December in the Northeastern Indian state of Nagaland. 
• The festival represents all ethnic groups of Nagaland for which it is also called the Festival of Festivals.
• The festivalis named after the hornbill, the large and colourful forest bird which is displayed in the folklore of most of the state's ethnic groups.
• To encourage inter-ethnic interaction and to promote cultural heritage of Nagaland, the Government of Nagaland organises the Hornbill Festival every year in the first week of December. 
• The first festival was held in December 2000.
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