Pawl Kut in Mizoram is a colorful harvest festival accompanied by ballet, songs, and happiness. There is a historical concoction to the Pawl Kut Festival. In ancient times, the Mizos stayed in the eastern part of the Tiau River. This is in Chin Hills, presently contained by the Burma Border.
Once, these Mizos faced a strong challenge because there was no rain for three consecutive years and the fields were dry and incapable of producing crops. So, they asked for the blessings of God, who listened to their request and sent them rain. In that year, there was a bumper crop. Men of Mizoram rejoiced in the bliss with tremendous zeal and enthusiasm. From here, the Pawl Kut Festival in Mizoram emerged. You can attend this festival during your Mizoram tour, which you can book with us.
Description of the Pawl Kut Festival in Mizoram:
After its emergence, the fiesta continued to be held in Mizoram amidst extensive fanfare. Pawl Kut Festival in Mizoram is feted as part of thanksgiving to the Lord for his kind assistance in the harvest of Mizos. This richly hued fiesta reminds that incident again and again.
The fascinating part of this ceremony is the extensive meal consisting of meat and egg. A day is usually fixed for the carnival before the original tradition, in which men depart for hunting expeditions and fishing trips. Enough meat is assembled according to one’s capacity. Even the poorest man is supposed to kill at least a fowl for his family.
The women of the family bring in prepared dishes. It consists of rice, boiled eggs, and meat. Feeding one another is part and parcel of the Chhawnghnawt. This is also attended extensively by the younger members of the family. In the fiesta, the man and women rejoice in Zu drinking, which generally occurs in the household of a rich person.
The Pawl Kut Festival in Mizoram is usually followed by a rest day. This is known as Eipuar Awim Ni. However after the advent of Christian Missionaries, these festivals are gradually vanishing.
When Pawl Kut Festival is Celebrated:
Pawl Kut is celebrated in December, before the advent of spring which brings in more colors to the carnival.