This festival originated when the thoughtfulness of a tribal chieftain saved his tribe from degenerating into a good-for-nothing society.It is a spring festival with a difference. In local parlance, kut means festival. It is said that once the male members of this tribe returned empty-handed from a big hunt.
This made everybody embarrassed and depressed. The chief, seeing his people so downcast, invited the young men and women to a lavish party and served them with the traditional rice beer and meat preparations.
Soon the party broke into a happy mood, singing and dancing into the night. The Chapchar Kut festival in spring, showcasing the pomp and pageantry of yore. Usually held in early March, the seven-day festival is held at the stadium next to the Assam Rifles Ground, locassted in the heart of Aizawl town.
Vantawng Falls
137 kms from Aizawl and 5 kms from the town of Thenzawl , are the largest and most magnificent falls in Mizoram, the Vantawng Falls . The waterfall is 750 feet high and is surrounded by a lush forest teeming with bamboo groves.
Champhai
204 kms from Aizawl, at the other end of Mizoram, is Champhai, the sub-divisional headquarters, which affords a fantastic view of the Myanmar hills.
Phawngpui
Phawngpui is better Known as the ' Blue Mountain ', Phawngpui is the highest peak in Mizoram. With splendid trees and flowers of all hues, Phawngpui presents a fairytale view of the blue hazed hills, and vales unfolding below. |
