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Nagaland’s “Festival of Festivals” is back!

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00:00Thousands of people from across Nagaland stand together for the National Anthem.

00:09These visuals are from the Festival of Festivals, the Hornbill Festival.

00:16And this venue, Kisama, has its own story.

00:18The name blends two neighboring villages, Ki from Kingwe Ma, Sa from Fisama and Maas,

00:24simply meaning village.

00:25A shared space built to celebrate shared culture.

00:30Once the anthem wraps, Kisama switches instantly from calm to full pop celebration.

00:36Drums, war cries, bright shawls, Hornbill has officially begun.

00:45Seventeen tribes take over this arena.

00:47Ao, Angami, Soomi, Lotha, Konyak, Chakesang, Chang, Khyamnyungan, Phom, Rengma, Sangtam,

00:54Yumkyun, Siliang and Pochure.

00:56Each with their own dances, weaving styles, chants, warrior tradition, harvest rituals and

01:01textile stories passed on for generations.

01:03The Konyaks bring fierce warrior steps.

01:05The Angamis bring harvest rhythms.

01:08Ao, log drummers shake the whole arena.

01:10The Chakesang shawls.

01:12The Zeliang bamboo craft.

01:13Every tribe adds its own signature moment.

01:16But not everything has been smooth though.

01:18Some tribal bodies have said Hornbill feels too commercial that culture was being packaged for

01:22tourists.

01:23There have been political boycotts too.

01:24In 2021, several eastern Nagaland tribes withdrew after the killings in Mon district.

01:29And in the early 2000s, some traditional costumes still used real Hornbill feathers,

01:34a historic warrior symbol.

01:36But with stronger conservation rules and growing awareness,

01:38replicas replaced the real feathers and became the norm by the 2010s.

01:42Still, every December, Hornbill keeps its spirit.

01:45It's a massive cultural catch-up.

01:47A place where Nagaland's tribes preserved, perform and reinvent the traditions for the new generation.

01:55A festival that starts with one anthem and then bursts into 17 stories.

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