Festivals in Maharashtra

Festivals in Mizoram mostly centers around the harvest seasons. However, several other general festivals are also celebrated by the people of Mizoram with great enthusiasm and vigor. Since cultivation is the mainstay of the people of Mizoram hence most of the festivals are celebrated to reflect the fertile bliss of the place. The term Kut means festivals. As such the names of all the festivals of Mizoram are followed by this common term of Kut.

Mim Kut festival of Mizoram is based on the harvesting of maize crop. This festival is also followed to pay respect to the dead. The Pawl Kut festival is followed by the people of Mizoram for two whole days. During the months of December and January the festival of Pawl Kut is celebrated in Mizoram.

Chapchar Kut is another significant festival of Mizoram which is celebrated at a time when trees and bamboos are kept for drying so that these can be burned for jhum cultivation. It is believed that Chapchar Kut existed in the land of Mizoram from the era of 1450 to 1600.

Once the weeding of the crop land is over, the festival of Thalfavang Kut is celebrated in Mizoram. Followed in the month of November the Thalfavang Kut festival has become an inherent part of Mizoram culture.

Christmas is another major festival which is celebrated by the people of Mizoram with merriment. From kids to aged people all inhabitants of Mizoram engross themselves from the previous night of Christmas in the festive spirit. The Christmas festivals last for three long days in Mizoram.