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Chapchar Kut

Mizo, statewide · Mizoram

When: first Friday of March, every year
Who: Mizo, statewide
Where: Mizoram
Gateway: Aizawl

What it is

The festival

The spring festival marking the end of jungle-clearing for jhum cultivation: the bamboo-dance (cheraw) at full spectacle, drum lines and traditional dress across Aizawl and every district.

Attending

How visitors fit in

Open and huge: Aizawl’s Assam Rifles ground hosts the main event; book stay weeks ahead.

Around it

Plan around Chapchar Kut

Mizoram in March → Mizoram travel guide →

Plan it

Want to be there?

Tell us which edition you are aiming for and we will confirm what is running, sort stays and permits, and tell you honestly if the week does not work.

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