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Chapchar Kut

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Mizoram's spring festival, held after the forest is cleared for jhum (shifting) cultivation. Its best-known dance is Cheraw, danced between moving bamboo poles.

FestivalNorth-Eastern India
Key facts
WhereMizoram
WhenMarch

What people do

  1. Cheraw (bamboo dance) and other folk dances.
  2. Community feasts.

Significance

Rest and celebration before the sowing season.