Nagaland to celebrate Hornbill festival
The Hindu
The event could not be celebrated last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic but with the decrease in the positivity rate, the State will hold the festival this year from 1st December
With decline in cases, the Nagaland government is gearing up to organise the Hornbill festival this year from 1st December, a senior official said on Friday.
Advisor for Tourism and Art & Culture, Khehovi Yeputhomi said this during a coordination meeting of line departments with tribal hohos (organisations) in Kohima on Friday.
The State would be celebrating the Hornbill festival since its inception in 2000. The event could not be celebrated last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic but with the decrease in the positivity rate, the State will hold the festival this year, he said.