Chapchar Kut
| Chapchar Kut Mizo New Year | |
|---|---|
Clockwise from the top: Chapchar Kut 2023 celebration in Aizawl, Chapchar Kut 2025 celebrations in Lunglei, Cheraw dance in New Delhi. | |
| Also called | Spring Festival, Mizo New Year |
| Observed by | Mizo people all around the world |
| Type | Cultural |
| Significance | Marking the end of the Jhum cultivation month |
| Date | First Friday of March |
| Frequency | Annual |
The Chapchar Kut is a festival of Mizoram, India.Chapchar Kut was originally celebrated to thank the gods for saving the people from harm during the clearing of forest on hill slopes for jhum cultivation at the beginning of a year.