Arunachal Pradesh finds cultural haven at Hornbill Festival

KOHIMA — Arunachal Pradesh, the sole state partner of this year's Nagaland Hornbill Festival, finds a “home” at Naga Heritage Village, Kisama, with cultural similarity.

Located near the entrance of the Bamboo Pavilion, around seven people, including entrepreneurs and representatives of the Department of Tourism, Arunachal Pradesh, are on site managing the stalls designated exclusively for the state partner at Kisama.

Adong Moyong, Resident Tourism Officer of the Department of Tourism, on Sunday remarked that everything feels similar and they feel at home in Nagaland.

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She called the Hornbill Festival experience “amazing” and “great so far,” hoping that Arunachal Pradesh would get to partner again.

“It is a great opportunity for a state like Arunachal Pradesh to be partner with renowned Hornbill Festival,” she added.

The entrepreneurs are happy that their business is picking up, she said, adding that they are from different parts of Arunachal Pradesh and are selling items like wines, jewellery, and textiles.

The tourism officer also pointed out the similarities between Konyak Nagas and the Wancho tribe of Arunachal Pradesh, saying that one can find the similarities between the two tribes in their motifs, jewellery, and culture. Initially, they faced the challenge of moving from one place to another several times for their accommodation, but now things are settled and they are staying at a homestay.