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Detailed explanation-1: -The Chapchar Kut is a festival of Mizoram, India. It is celebrated during March after completion of their most arduous task of jhum operation i.e., jungle-clearing (clearing of the remnants of burning). It is a spring festival celebrated with great favour and gaiety.

Detailed explanation-2: -Origins and history Chapchar Kut is estimated to have started in 1450–1700 A.D. in a village called Suaipui. The festival apparently originated when the hunters came back to the village empty handed, to make up for the disappointment, the Village chief proposed an impromptu feast with rice beer and meat.

Detailed explanation-3: -Chapchur Kut is a spring festival celebrated in the North-eastern state of the country, Mizoram. Celebrated in Spring, it is the state’s most important traditional holiday and is conducted with much fanfare. Mizoram observes Chapchur Kut as a public holiday on 03 March 2023.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mizos celebrate this festival by dressing in their traditional attire and dancers danced to the tune of typical music and songs. Popular Mizo dances including Cheraw, Chheihlam, Sarlamkai and Khuallam are performed by various cultural groups.

Detailed explanation-5: -Chapchar Kut literally means - a festival held during the period when the bamboos and trees that have been cut down are being awaited to dry to be burnt for jhumming. During this brief layoff period of jhumming, the Mizo ancestors could have all the time for themselves.