Festivals and culture celebrated in Nagaland with their details

Let's take a look at the oldest festival of Nagaland.

It is the Horn Bill Festival of Nagaland which is a major tourist attraction that attracts people from all over the country and abroad. It is a symbol of the many cultural colors of this North Indian state. The festival starts in the week before the beginning of December every year. It lasts for a whole week. The event takes its name from the hornbill bird. The name is symbolic as the bird has a major influence on the local culture and folklore that forms part of the tribal communities of the state. Today various tribal groups of Nagaland participate in traditional dances. They perform traditional songs, play instruments and participate in various sports and other activities.

Various traditional art forms were performed as part of the festival. It has wooden carvings, sculptures, paintings and bamboo art from traditionally based Naga artisans. The celebration will continue into the evening, and then a series of musical performances will be performed. The festival is a way of bringing together the various traditions of the tribes of Nagaland.

The Government of Nagaland under the Department of Tourism decided in 2000 to organize the annual festival as a common celebration to promote cultural unity as well as enable visitors to experience all the Naga celebrations simultaneously, at the same time and at the same place. It's Hornbill Festival is traditionally held in the capital city of Kohima, the capital city of Nagaland, Kohima. The festival aims to protect and restore the natural habitat and diversity of Naga culture and heritage. Naga tradition and culture.

Matsu festival is a festival in Nagaland. Matsu festival is celebrated by the Ayo tribe of Nagaland. This festival is celebrated in the beginning of May every year. This celebration includes many rituals from the past. Males of this tribe sow seeds in paddy fields. When seeds are sown and sown, the Ao tribe celebrates Motsu Mong. The purpose of this motsu ceremony is to pray for blessings from the Almighty God after the upcoming harvest, marriage, building repairs or other similar activity. In honor of this auspicious day, rice-beer is prepared and the best cows and pigs are slaughtered for the meal.

Both sexes' folklore involves feasting, drinking, and singing battle and traditional songs. A celebration at which songs are sung about the courage, courage, and courage of the folk heroes' forebears. People take part in the Motsu festival by dancing vivaciously, playing instruments, and rejoicing with folk songs. Every year, this festival is observed over the course of three days. The celebration will go on until May 3rd. It is at the ritual that Sangpangthu is celebrated. It is a celebratory emblem. Women and men from many tribes assemble in Songpangtu around a lighted bonfire. Both men and women of the Ao tribe dress traditionally. It is the duty of tribal women to provide hospitality. They offer the meat with wine.

As a result, these festivities showcase the genuine vibrancy of Nagaland's cultural life. Their goal is to foster peace and harmony among all the tribes by uniting them.