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		<title>Cultural Preservation &ndash; We are in the Picture</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2016 00:00:00 +0530</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two generations ago, Nagaland, which is situated in the rugged and remote borderland between India and Burma, was an illiterate, animist and polygamous tribal society. But with the arrival of Baptist missionaries, the region underwent a dramatic and irreversible transformation. With anything non-Christian seen as &ldquo;savage&rdquo;, many rituals and arts were forcibly stopped, craft skills lost and the very essence of Naga culture put at risk of being extinguished. Today, all is not yet lost. Just this past July, a team from the Nagaland Department of Environment, Forests and Climate Change identified three landscapes with so-called &ldquo;outstanding universal value&rdquo; to be proposed to UNESCO for inclusion in the organization&rsquo;s heritage sites. This is an urgently needed conservation step. Beautiful valleys are one thing. But cultural heritage is something we cannot physically touch, yet which has a major bearing on the way people live. Particularly in a tribal society with no written history, the knowledge carried by the tribe&rsquo;s members that is inherited from previous generations also needs to be protected and preserved. So I turn to photography in my attempt to document this intangible cultural knowledge as it manifests itself in the customs of North East India&rsquo;s tribal communities.&nbsp; &nbsp;My most recent tour to Nagaland took me on the road from Mon to Tuensang and Mokokchung. The going was arduous but just as spectacular, and my thoughts lit up in anticipation. The plan was to photograph villagers dressed in their ceremonial attire and to hear their folk tales about the significance of the dress. And as I did so, I was struck by the ribbon of tradition that runs through them all, tradition that can still be traced back to the time before modernizers and missionaries came. This connecting thread and the subtle variations in clothing and ornaments from tribe to tribe had me gripped with fascination. In short, I have to know more!<br>Original post at: <a href="https://theholidayscout.com/blog/tribe-and-culture/cultural-preservation-we-are-in-the-picture/">https://theholidayscout.com/blog/tribe-and-culture/cultural-preservation-we-are-in-the-picture/</a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Rare Glimpse &ndash; India&rsquo;s Last Remaining Headhunters</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2016 00:00:00 +0530</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We just returned from Lungwa, a remote village in the Mon district of Nagaland which straddles the border between India and Burma. This is where the Konyak tribe and India&rsquo;s last generation of headhunters, calls home. Westerners assume that headhunting was a primitive act of brutality. But in times before the 1960&rsquo;s when Christian missionaries had the practice abolished, headhunting was deemed by the Konyak as something admirable, as a sign of valor and dominance. In those bygone days, heads played the same role that money does today, and taking enemy heads earned a Konyak warrior a position of respect within society. The more heads he took, the higher his standing and wealth grew and, hence, the more eligible he became to choose a wife.&nbsp;A warrior&rsquo;s tattoos symbolized his accomplishments. If he brought home a body part of the enemy his reward was a tattoo on his body. If he severed a head, he earned the privilege of getting one on his face. And after a warrior had taken five heads, he could have his neck tattooed with the prestigious &ldquo;spider web&rdquo; design. Today, with headhunting a thing of the past, elder tribesmen are the only ones left wearing these amazing tattoos.In earlier times, the skulls of severed enemy heads adorned the walls of the Konyak communal houses. Today, instead, bones of buffaloes, mithun, boars and hornbills are displayed to show the status of a man in society. With the invasion of Christianity, many of the Konyak Naga&rsquo;s traditions like training young boys as warriors, wearing colorful beaded jewelry and building thatched-roof houses have almost disappeared. Now is the time to see them &ndash; before they are forever lost to history.<br>Original post at: <a href="https://theholidayscout.com/blog/tribe-and-culture/a-rare-glimpse-indias-last-remaining-headhunters/">https://theholidayscout.com/blog/tribe-and-culture/a-rare-glimpse-indias-last-remaining-headhunters/</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Hornbill Festival in Nagaland &ndash; Have You Been Yet?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2015 00:00:00 +0530</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every year in early December, the tribes of Nagaland gather at Kisama village near Kohima to celebrate the colorful Hornbill Festival. Named after the majestic bird which is revered in tribal folklore and bound closely with social traditions across the state, the 10-day cultural extravaganza showcases dance, music, food, sports and handicrafts. The Hornbill Festival serves to preserve and promote the rich heritage of the Naga tribes. For visitors like Manuela and Stefano from Milano &ndash; Italy, the colorful performances and ceremonies offer a closer look at the local people and their way of life. Some popular highlights include ethnic food stalls, herbal medicine stalls, traditional archery, Naga wrestling and other indigenous games.Another highlight of Manuela and Stefano&rsquo;s tour included a stop in Ziro. Located in Lower Subansiri district in Arunachal Pradesh, this highly fertile valley is home to the Apatani, an ethnically distinct tribe whose relationship with nature lies at the heart of its cultural identity. And finally, to round off their trip, our guests enjoyed an early morning elephant ride in Kaziranga National Park, Assam. Travel with Holiday Scout &ndash; with us, every minute is a journey of a lifetime.<br>Original post at: <a href="https://theholidayscout.com/blog/tribe-and-culture/hornbill-festival-in-nagaland-have-you-been-yet/">https://theholidayscout.com/blog/tribe-and-culture/hornbill-festival-in-nagaland-have-you-been-yet/</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Aoling &amp; Mopin Festivals - Beyond Your Imagination</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2015 00:00:00 +0530</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every year in April, the tribes of Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland prepare their fields for sowing. Upon completion of the hard work, vibrant harvest festivals ensue. For seven days feasts are enjoyed, rice beer is drunk, colourful dances are performed and deities are worshiped in anticipation of a bountiful crop. This majestic display of ethnic pageantry truly takes one to the boundaries of the imagination.<br>Original post at: <a href="https://theholidayscout.com/blog/tribe-and-culture/aoling-mopin-festivals-beyond-your-imagination/">https://theholidayscout.com/blog/tribe-and-culture/aoling-mopin-festivals-beyond-your-imagination/</a>]]></description>
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