Nagaland Government cancel Hornbill festival
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Nagaland Government has cancelled the famous annual “Hornbill festival “ as a respect to the 14 villagers mistakenly killed by the army during an anti-insurgent operation in the Mon district of Nagaland on 4 December .
Chief Minister of Nagaland : Neiphiu Rio
Governor : Jagdhish Mukhi
Hornbill festival The Hornbill Festival is a celebration held every year from 1 to 10 December, in Nagaland to commemorate the founding of the State of Nagaland on 1 December 1963. Nagaland was created after the partition of Assam. To encourage inter-tribal interaction and to promote cultural heritage of Nagaland, the Government of Nagaland organizes the Hornbill Festival every year in the first week of December. The first festival was held in 2000. The festival is named after the Indian hornbill bird , which is displayed in the folklore of most of the state's tribes. |
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