5 Important Festivals From the Northeast!

Hornbill Festival

The Hornbill Festival held in Kisama heritage village in Nagaland has become quite the crowd-puller over the years. During this festival, the village plays host to a series of daily events that include - art and craft exhibitions, a Naga wrestling competition; the skin-scorching, eye-watering Naga chilli-eating contest, a cooking competition that crowns the Hornbill chef of the year; and a greased bamboo pole climbing event, a traditional sport where participants try to climb a 10ft bamboo pole greased with pork fat. Recent additions include a night bazaar, motor and cycle rallies, literature and film fests, and the Miss Nagaland contest.

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