Khuado: It is one of the most important festivals, celebrated in the month of October. Khuado is the festival of Harvest, welcoming New Year by enjoying with the new fresh corn. Generally, it is celebrated for three or four days with sports.

 

Pawlzu: It’s celebrated in February, and is the festival of the Starting for Sowing. Pawl means Group and Zu means a cerebration enjoying with ale or corn-wine including a special feast.

Sawmzu or Sialsawm or Lawm-anneek: It’s celebrated in the last week of March or the first week of April, a wonderful feast of the Finishing of Sowing.

Sawng: During the period between Pawlzu and Sawmzu is Sawng when people go out for hunt and celebrate at the entrance of the village or town by firing gun without bullet whenever they come back carrying animals they had killed from the jungle in this period.

Lungdambawl: It is Christmas and celebrated with a great feast. The feast is last till Kumthak (New Year).  

Ton: It’s the most important Sacred Festival. Tong (verb) means to celebrate Ton; to kill a gaur, a buffalo, twelve pigs, a goat, a hen and a rooster including a great feast according to ancient Zomi custom. However, Christians no more celebrate this sacred festival though some unconverted do.

Zomi Minam Ni (Zomi National Day); It is celebrated since 1935 and Burma government recognized it in 1948. This day is celebrated as a holiday not only in Chin State of Myanmar but also in Mizoram State and Manipur State in India, but now it is prevented in Myanmar by military government.

TRADITIONAL DANCES

Salawilaam: A group dance with the Salawi music (a tune made by tri-gong with drums; tonic solfa ~:m .m :r .m :r .d :m :r .m :r .m :r .d :m) is the most popular one.

Daaklaam: A group dance in various tunes made by Daak; the Tri-Gong.

Lumsuih: A single dance with a sword in Lum tune (a tune made by Daak) including applause. It’s a very exiting dance. Only a nimble and healthy and strong can dance.

Laamvuui: A group dance by singing traditional songs. There are various kinds of Laamvuui.

Laampi: The most important sacred dance. It’s danced as the Opening Prayer for the Ton Festival.

Ailawnglaam: It’s a very slow single dance, a dance of elders. After a song finished elders start to dance one after one.