CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Festival is celebrated in Nagaland to encourage inter-tribal interaction and to preserve, protect and revive the uniqueness and richness of the Naga heritage.

Detailed explanation-2: -It aims to showcase the melange of Nagaland’s cultural displays in one place. It is held every year during the first week of December at the Naga Heritage Village, Kisma, located 12 kilometres from Kohima, the capital of Nagaland.

Detailed explanation-3: -Novaturient Managements presented Hornbill Fashion Night under the theme ‘Lieyie, fall/ winter 2022’ at The Heritage, Kohima on Tuesday. The word “Lieyie” is derived from the Angami Dialect meaning harvesting accolades. It is an expression used in garnering acknowledgement of merit.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Hornbill Festival is an annual festival celebrated from 1 to 10 of December in the Northeastern Indian state of Nagaland.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Vice President, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar today inaugurated the 23rd edition of Hornbill Festival at Naga Heritage Village, Kisama near the state capital, Kohima. The Vice President, sounded the Inauguration Gong along with the Governor & the Chief Minister of the Nagaland to declare the “Festival of Festivals” open.