Trail to the horizon

H ow do you define color, energy, unity in diversity, excitement and celebration? Well, if you really want to feel the essence of these words then definitely you should visit the Hornbill festival ground. The Hornbill festival completed its 25th years in 2024. The biggest festival of the North East was started in 2000 as an initiative to build unity among the various tribes of Nagaland and to preserve the cultural heritage. From then the Hornbill festival became a ground of celebration and unity for the Naga People. With the passing years the Hornbill Festival also catches the eye of travelers across the world boosting the tourism industry of Nagaland which has also contributed to the other north eastern states tourism sector. The Hornbill festival also called the festival of festival because of its uniqueness of celebrating the cultural heritage of various naga tribe for continuous 10 days. The festival is celebrated from the 1st of December to 10th December every year. It was all st...