Chavang Kut post harvesting autumn festival of Kuki tribes celebrated in Dima Hasao Haflong’ November’1: Like every year the autumn post harvesting festival of Kuki Tribe ‘Chavang Kut’ is being celebrated by the Kuki Community living in Dima Hasao district with full of gaiety at Songpijang village, Haflong. On the occasion, P Jevin D Changsan ,Sub-Divisional Agri Officer ,Diphu Karbi Anlong graced the program as a chief guest along with Host of the program P Lamkai Guite ,GB Sonpijang and Speaker Rev. Henkhovum Haolai ,Executive Secretary ,KCC Assam Synod.The program commenced with a prayer followed by a hoisting of Chavang Kut flag and a welcome dance performed by the youths.
On the day a magnificent Kuki cultural dances were performed demonstrating history, culture and life of the Kuki people by the youths.
The Chavang Kut Festival the most jubilant festival celebrated by the Kuki tribes every year on 1st November, the festivals is observed indifferent manner with joy and merry making such as Min Kut (Kut of job's) ,Chang Kut (Paddy Kut),Pawl Kut (harvest Kut) and Thai lop (Kut of Vegetables) and observed with arrival of new crop unless like other tribal community elsewhere in north eastern part of India with respite and recreation after the crop has been reap and to begin the new work.
All the establishments under Autonomous Council observes holiday for the Chavang Kut festival on 1st November every year while the government of Assam last since 2017 declared the day as restricted holiday and is celebrated in all Kuki inhabited area of Dima Hasao and different parts of the country.
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