Recently, Mizoram’s most important and largest spring festival Chapchar Kut concluded a week-long series of cultural festivities.
About Chapchar Kut:
It is a spring festival celebrated in the state of Mizoram.
Background: It is estimated to have started in 1450–1700 A.D. in a village called Suaipui.
It is celebrated during March after completion of their most arduous task of jhum operation i.e., jungle-clearing (clearing of the remnants of burning).
During this festival, both the men and women get dressed in their traditional attire with distinguished headgears and traditional jewelry
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.
Bamboo dance features men tapping the bamboo sticks according to the rhythm of the dance and women adjust their dance moves with moving sticks.
Various movements made by the Cheraw dancers are inspired by the nature.
Other Festivals of Mizoram: Pawl Kut, Lyuva Khutla and Anthurium Festival
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