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About Pawl Kut

Pawl Kut is the harvest festival of the Mizo people, held after the rice harvest, usually in December. It is a festival of thanks for the year's crops and of joy after months of hard work in the fields.

An old story tells of a village that suffered two years of famine and then had a rich harvest in the third year. The people thanked God with a great feast, and the feast became Pawl Kut.

The best-loved custom is Chawnghnawt. Mothers and children sit together on a platform and feed each other meat and eggs, a sweet sign of family love. There are feasts, songs, folk dances and games for two days or more.

Today Pawl Kut is kept in villages across Mizoram and in Aizawl with cultural programmes. It is especially a festival for children and families.

How people celebrate Pawl Kut

  • Chawnghnawt: mothers and children feeding each other
  • Feasts of rice, meat and eggs
  • Folk songs and dances
  • Traditional games for children
  • Giving thanks for the harvest

How to wish well

  • Greet during the festival days after the harvest, usually in December.
  • Wishes about a good harvest, full tables, family love and children suit Pawl Kut.
  • Pawl Kut falls close to Christmas; most Mizo families are Christian, so keep wishes about the harvest and family.

Questions about Pawl Kut

When is Pawl Kut?

Pawl Kut has no fixed date. It follows the rice harvest, usually in December, and villages choose their own days.

Why is Pawl Kut celebrated?

To give thanks for the rice harvest. An old story tells of a village that held a great feast after a rich harvest that ended two years of famine.

What is Chawnghnawt?

A Pawl Kut custom in which mothers and children sit together on a platform and feed each other meat and eggs, as a sign of family love.

What are the three Mizo kuts?

Chapchar Kut in spring, Mim Kut after the maize harvest and Pawl Kut after the rice harvest.

What do you say on Pawl Kut?

Say "Happy Pawl Kut" and wish people a full table and a happy family.

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