MIZORAM :

      Mizoram is to be found in the north-east zone of India. Myanmar and Bangladesh are the border of Mizoram and also sharing borders with Manipur, Assam and Tripura. This state gained a measure of self government in its own right. The literacy percentage is 88%  the second highest literacy rate in the country. The word Mizo means highlander, a collective term given by their neighbors to a number of tribes, which settled in this area. Mizoram has a mild and very pleasant climate of 11deg C-21 deg C in winter and 20 deg C-30 deg C in summer. The entire area is under the influence of south west monsoon. It rains heavily from May to September and the average rainfall is 254 cm per annum.

    The majority of the Mizos are Christian by faith. The people are mainly non-vegetarian and their staple food is rice. The Mizo people are a close knit society with no discrimination on grounds of sex, status or religion. They are hospitable, sociable and they love music, singing and dancing. Chapchar Kut or Spring Festival is the most popular festival, celebrated after completion of the most arduous task of jungle clearing for 'jhum' operations. On this day, people of all ages, young and old, men and women dressed in their respective colourful costumes and head-gears, assemble and perform various folk dances, sing traditional songs, accompanied by the beating sound of drums, gongs and cymbals.

    Mizos boast of a number of folk and community dances that have been handed down over the generations. It is in these dances that the visitor can get a glimpse of the tribal heritage of the Mizos. Most important of these dances are Cheraw (bamboo dance), Khuallam, Solakia and Chheih Iam. These dances have evolved through community involvement and participation.

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