Chapchar Kut Festival

sfg-2026
ForumIAS LATEST
    1. 07 Sept. | From Preparation to Mains Readiness: Making the Next Four Months Count Click Here to Read More →
    2. 07 Sept. | Interview Preparation & Way Ahead After Mains 2026 by Ayush Sir Click Here to Register →
    3. 07 Sept. | Do you know what is better than MGP and Current Affairs? Click Here to Read More →
    4. 31 Aug. | Upcoming programs by forumiAS For UPSC CSE 2027 Click Here to Read More →

News:Chapchar Kut Festival is being Celebrated in the State of Mizoram.

Facts:

About the Festival:

  • Chapchar Kut is an annual harvest festival of the Mizo Community which marks the beginning of Spring Season.
  • It is celebrated during March every year where they cut bamboo trees and are left to dry so that they can be burnt for jhum Cultivation.
  • During the festival,traditional bamboo dances such as Cheraw are also performed.

Additional information:

About Jhum Cultivation:

  • Jhum(Shifting) Cultivation also called slash-and-burn agriculture is a technique of rotational farming in which land is cleared for cultivation (normally by fire) and then left to regenerate after a few years.
  • This type of cultivation is widely practiced among the indigenous communities of Northeast India. 

Print Friendly and PDF
Blog
Academy
Community