Guwahati: The grand festival of Chapchar Kut begins with fanfare and cultural fervour throughout the entire state of Mizoram on Friday.
The event is being celebrated following a two-year pandemic break. The Mizos commemorate Chapchar Kut their most significant and largest festival in March following the successful completion of the most difficult task of the Jhum operation.
The first day of the celebration which featured a variety of cultural hues and traditional dances was celebrated by thousands of people from all walks of life who flocked to the Lammual or Assam Rifles ground here while dressed in traditional attire.
The Chapchar Kut event was also attended by G20 representatives. Chief Minister Zoramthanga addressed the crowd on the occasion of Chapchar Kut as “Kut Pa,” or the father of the festival, and he urged Mizos all over the world to work together to carry out the festival’s subject of “Zofate inpumkhatna” (Unification of the Zo people).
Additionally, he issued an invitation to the state’s largest festival in Mizoram to the refugees from Bangladesh and Myanmar.
The CM also thanked the G20 delegates for attending the celebration and extended an invitation for them to return in the future to participate in future celebrations. 90 branches of the YMA did Cheraw Kan or bamboo dance in a magnificent display. There were also many cultural performances and folk music that recalled Mizo history and customs.
The pre-Christian practise of “chhawnghnawh,” or stuffing boiled eggs into one another’s mouths, was also revived during the celebration. The cultural event was attended by Business20 Delegates, other tourists from the nation and overseas, the Zo brothers from the Northeast, Myanmar and Bangladesh.