The place you should be during the first week of December in Northeast India.

Are you planning to visit Northeast India? 

Well you are just on the right spot to go.

If you wanna spend a week in Nagaland, the first week of December will be the best suitable time for u.

Because in the first week of December in Nagaland, Hornbill Festival begans.

This festival introduced all the different tribes in Nagaland to showcase their own identity. one such place is there for you to see at one shot.

A Visit to Kisama (Naga Heritage Village) during Hornbill Festival would give you a brief introduction about Naga culture as a hold.

The Hornbill festival is one of the biggest cultural extravaganzas in North East, with its main intention to showcase and promote the rich culture and traditions. Over the years it has become an international festival with massive growing rate of tourists every year. It is believed that the name ‘Hornbill’ is derived from the colourful forest bird hornbill which popularly become as the “Hornbill Festival.”

The entry to Naga Heritage Village 

Entry to village

A "Heritage Village" is  on a hillock at 'Kisama' , 10 Kms. away from Kohima, the capital city of Nagaland. Quarters of all the 17 Naga tribes have been erected here along with a small open air theatre for various cultural programs held during the Hornbill festival.

Source: By Vikramjit Kakati - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=37284975

The Hornbill festival is a celebration held every year in the first week of December, in Nagaland, North-east India. It is also called as the 'Festival of Festivals'.

In the heritage village, the nagas showcase theirs traditional dances, folk song and their art form.   

Hatch 

Naga House

In Attire

Curving of the Naga tribe

The lady in attire 

Headhunters sketch

Sketch of an old lady

Sculpture of the Head hunters 

Showcase of the sketch of Elvis Presly in Kisama

By Azhove Resu