Chapchar Kut Festival

March 6, 2024

The Chapchar Kut is a festival of Mizoram.
It is celebrated during March after completion of their most arduous task of jhum operatione., jungle-clearing (clearing of the remnants of burning).
It is a spring festival celebrated with great favour and gaiety.
Chapchar Kut is a celebration held in anticipation of a golden harvest.
All the people gather for a huge community fest to sing and dance to the tune of flute, cymbals, drums and gongs.
One of the greatest highlights of Chapchar Kut is the popular bamboo dance called Cheraw, which features men tapping the bamboo sticks according to the rhythm of the dance and women adjust their dance moves with moving sticks.