The Mim Kut is a festival of the Zo People, of India and Burma. It is usually celebrated during the months of August and September, job's tears and millets.[1]
Origin and Historyedit
Mim Kut is regarded as the oldest festival of the Zo People, it was a ceremony organized for the dead.[2] Feasting is a part of it but there is hardly any fun and gaiety in it. Mim means Job's tears (Coix lacryma-jobi), also known as adlay or adlay millet which was introduced much later). It was held in memory of the deceased.[3]
Referencesedit
^Barthakur, Dilip Ranjan (2003). The Music And Musical Instruments Of North Eastern India. Mittal Publications. p. 55. ISBN978-81-7099-881-5. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
^Neihsial; Tualchin (1993). History and Culture of the Zoumis. Manipur University. pp. 195–196.
^"OVERVIEW OF MIZO FESTIVALS AND CEREMONIES" (PDF). shodhganga. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
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