Chapchar Kut, which is an annual harvest festival, is associated with which of the following states?

Chapchar Kut, which is an annual harvest festival, is associated with which of the following states? Correct Answer Mizoram

The correct answer is Mizoram.

Key Points

  • Chapchar Kut
    • Chapchar Kut is a traditional festival, is celebrated across the northeastern state of Mizoram.
    • It is celebrated during March after the completion of their most arduous task of Jhum operation.
    • The festival is held during the period when the bamboos and trees that have been cut down are being awaited to dry to be burnt for jhumming.
    • Chapchar Kut celebrations started from 1450 AD to 1600 AD in a village called Suaipui.
    • It is one of the three annual festivals of the Mizos celebrated to mark three stages of the agricultural cycle.

Additional Information

  • Jhum cultivation, also known as slash and burn agriculture, is the process of growing crops by first clearing the land of trees and vegetation and burning them thereafter.
  • Mizoram
    • Capital: Aizawl
    • Chief Minister: Zoramthanga
    • Governor: Kambhampati Hari Babu 
    • National Bird: Hume's Pheasant
    • National Animal: Serow
    • National Tree: Iron Wood
    • National Flower: Red Vanda
    • National Parks: Murlen National Park, Phawngpui Blue Mountain National Park.

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