HORNBILL FESTIVAL

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Context

To protest the killings of civilians by the security forces in Mon district on Saturday, eight of the 17 tribes in Nagaland have announced their withdrawal from the annual Hornbill Festival, which is currently underway at Kisama village.

About

It is also called the 'Festival of Festivals'.
The first edition of the festival – which is named after the Indian hornbill, the large and colourful forest bird which is displayed in the folklore of most of the state’s tribes – was held in 2000.
It hosts a colorful mixture of dances, performances, crafts, parades, games, sports, food, fairs and religious ceremonies.

Importance

It highlights the tradition of tribal people and boosts the state’s tourism potential.
It reinforces Nagaland’s identity as a unique state in India’s federal union.
It fosters understanding of Nagaland’s resourceful architecture and its ethnic cuisine.

Great Hornbill

IUCN Red List Status- Vulnerable
Found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast
State bird of Kerala and Arunachal Pradesh.
Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972

Do you know?

Hornbills were once hunted for their beaks. They were used to make the traditional headgears by the Nyishi tribe men. (To symbolize manhood and valor) Hornbills were also hunted for their oil (believed to relieve pain) and for their meat. However, a new conservation movement is in motion to save the fast disappearing hornbills of northeast India. The tribes – who once hunted the exotic birds in large numbers – are now protecting their nests to help their numbers rebound.

Festivals of Northeast

Losar	Arunachal Pradesh
Saga Dawa	Sikkim
Ambubachi Mela	Assam
Dree Festival	Arunachal Pradesh
Moatsu Mong	Nagaland
Rass Mahutsav	Assam
Cheiraoba	Manipur
Aoling festival	Nagaland
Shillong Autumn Festival	Meghalaya
Lui-ngai-ni	Manipur
Sanken Festival	Arunachal Pradesh
Bihu Festival	Assam
Losoong	Sikkim
Nongkrem Dance Festival	Meghalaya
Anthurium	Mizoram
Kharchi Puja	Tripura
Chapchar Kut	Mizoram
Wangala Festival	Meghalaya
Ziro Festival of Music	Arunachal Pradesh
Kang Chingba	Manipur
Myoko Festival	Arunachal Pradesh
Judima Festival	Assam
Yaoshang	Manipur
Torgya Festival	Arunachal Pradesh
Dehing Patkai Festival	Assam
Majuli Festival	Assam
Behdienkhlam	Meghalaya
Junbeel Mela	Assam

Major Naga Tribes

Tribe	Country	Recognized as Scheduled Tribe in
Angami	India	Nagaland
Anāl	India, Myanmar	Manipur
Ao	India	Nagaland
Chakhesang	India	Nagaland
Chang	India	Nagaland
Chirr	India	Nagaland
Chiru	India	Manipur
Chothe	India	Manipur
Inpui	India	Manipur
Kharam (also Purum)	India	Manipur
Khiamniungan (or Khiamnungam)	Myanmar, India	Nagaland
Konyak	Myanmar, India	Nagaland
Lamkang	India	Manipur
Lainong	Myanmar
Liangmai	India	Nagaland, Manipur
Lotha	India	Nagaland
Makury (sometimes spelt Makuri)	Myanmar, India
Mao (also Ememei)	India	Manipur
Maram	India	Manipur
Maring	India	Manipur
Monsang	India	Manipur
Moyon	Myanmar, India	Manipur
Nocte (or Nokte)	India	Arunachal Pradesh
Para	Myanmar
Phom	India	Nagaland
Pochury	India	Nagaland
Poumai	India	Manipur
Rengma	India	Assam, Nagaland
Rongmei	India	Assam, Manipur and Nagaland
Sangtam	India	Nagaland
Sumi (or Sema)	India	Nagaland
Tangkhul	India, Myanmar	Manipur
Tangsa (or Tase in language coding name)	India, Myanmar	Arunachal Pradesh
Tarao	India	Manipur
Thangal	India	Manipur
Tikhir	India	Nagaland
Tutsa	India	Arunachal Pradesh
Wancho	India	Arunachal Pradesh
Yimchunger	Myanmar, India	Nagaland
Zeme	India	Nagaland, Assam & Manipur

https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/nagaland-civilian-death-hornbill-festival-7658735/