<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">Chapchar Kut – the biggest festival of Mizoram was celebrated across the state with full traditional fervor and festivities on Friday. The festival has attracted thousands of people who thronged the Assam Rifles Ground – Lammual –  in the heart of Aizawl city with full capacity. Showcasing of traditional and cultural riches of the Mizo community, punctuated by songs and performances of cultural dances marked the day-long celebration.</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;"><br />''</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">Gracing the state-level celebration, Chief Minister Lalduhoma exhorted the people of the state to celebrate the festival with zeal and enthusiasm, festering the spirit of unity and oneness. He said that the aged-old tradition of rendering selfless service for others – "Mizo Tlawmngaihna" – is the cornerstone of Mizo society. He urged the gathering to uphold the tradition of "Tlawmngaihna" for the overall welfare of the state and the people.</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">Chapchar Kut has been celebrated since time immemorial. In the olden days, it was celebrated for days and weeks. But in modern times, the celebration has been shortened to a day or two. In recent times, the festival is celebrated on the first Friday of March every year. Chapchar Kut is being celebrated to thank God after completion of their most arduous task of jhum operation – jungle clearing (clearing of the remnants of burning) at the beginning of a year.</span></p>