A festival was held in a village in northeastern India where 17 ethnic groups living while preserving their own culture gathered together to perform songs and dances.
Called the "Hornbill Festival" in Nagaland, northeastern India, 17 ethnic groups gathered to carry on the tradition.
In the village that was the venue, about 500 participants who wore traditional costumes and decorated their faces and bodies gathered and performed songs and dances to thank the blessings of nature.
Of these, a group of about 30 men called "Pochury" formed a circle and prayed for a good harvest of crops with a shout and a 1.5-meter-long spear and shield.
Security in this area was once deteriorated due to conflicts between ethnic groups, but now the situation is calm and the number of tourists is gradually increasing, and the local government deepens exchanges between ethnic groups and tourists through these events. I want to bring in more.
A woman in her twenties who visited the festival from the capital city of New Delhi said, "I felt the seriousness and ethnic diversity of trying to convey our culture."