Angami Public Organisation president urges government to promote mini hornbill festivals in rural areas
President of Angami Public Organisation, Thejao Vihienuo, has urged upon the state government to give more impetus on mini hornbills festivals in rural areas during Chakhesang’s Tsükhenye festival
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- Thejao Vihienuo and KG Kenye during the
Tsükhenye celebration in Chizami village on Thursday.
- KOHIMA — To promote tourism and preserve the
Naga traditional practices in its real essence, president of Angami Public
Organisation (APO), Thejao Vihienuo, has urged upon the state government and
Tourism department to give more impetus on mini hornbills festivals in rural
areas.
- He stated this during the celebration of Chakhesang’s
Tsükhenye festival, organised by the Chakhesang Public Organisation (CPO) and
hosted by Khuzha Tere Public Organisation in collaboration with Tourism
department of Nagaland on Thursday at Chizami village ground.
- Sharing concern with the people who matters in making
decisions for Nagas and the Naga society, he expressed his gratitude to the
department of Tourism for introducing the Hornbill Festival to the Nagas. He,
however, opined that the real Naga festivals are in those mini hornbills
festivals celebrated in the rural areas.
- While observing that the main Hornbill Festival at Kisama is
faced with the danger of getting the Naga culture commercialised, Vihienuo said
that “the mini hornbill we are celebrating today in the real and original
custom.”
- He stated that mini hornbill festival provides an
opportunity to invite people from different tribes to attend the festivities
and at the same time enable them to celebrate others’ festival.
- “So this mini hornbill festival actually has become a very
important bridge in bringing the Naga tribes closer to one another,” he said.
