Angami Public Organisation president urges government to promote mini hornbill festivals in rural areas

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• Thejao Vihienuo and KG Kenye during the Tsükhenye celebration in Chizami village on Thursday.
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• 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.
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• 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.
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• 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.
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• 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.”
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• 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.
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• “So this mini hornbill festival actually has become a very important bridge in bringing the Naga tribes closer to one another,” he said.

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• In this regard, he urged the Tourism department to give more encouragement and empathy on mini hornbill festival in rural areas.
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• He further acknowledged the Chakhesang community for inviting him to be a part of the celebration.
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• The chief host of the festival and minister of Power and Parliamentary Affairs, KG Kenye, in his address, lamented on the diminishing work culture among the present generation and warned of grave consequences in the future. He encouraged the gathering that their life must be productive and they should be associated with work culture.
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• Speaking about culture, he said that Nagas have the tendency to learn quickly and also know how to duplicate things and outperform the original. While commending the talent of the Nagas, he advised not to abuse their culture.
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• “Do not commercialise the culture, do not dilute it, do not modify or rectify, but keep it original,” he advised.
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• On the occasion, folk song was performed by Matikhrü village, folk dance by Phüsachodü village and solo performance by Litsüku Lohe.