Chapchar Kut spring festival celebrated in Mizoram on March 13 with theme 'Zo Nun Ze Mawi: Inremna'.

Exam-focused facts from the 23 March 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Chapchar Kut is celebrated in March after the completion of the most arduous stage of the jhum cultivation cycle.
The festival’s origin is traced by historians to between 1450 and 1700 AD in the village of Suaipui near present-day Myanmar.
The festival declined after the arrival of Christian missionaries in the late 19th century and was revived on a large scale in 1973 without animistic practices or alcohol.
The 2026 grand finale was held at the Lammual ground in Aizawl on March 13.
The week-long festivities began on March 9 across Mizoram.
Chief Minister Lalduhoma attended as the 'Kut Pa' and urged self-accountability and reconciliation as core Mizo values.
Governor V K Singh and Art and Culture Minister C Lamsawivunga joined the gathering.