Bihu

Rongali or Bohag Bihu, Kongali or Kati Bihu, and Bhogali or Magh Bihu are three significant Assamese holidays celebrated in the Indian state of Assam: Rongali or Bohag Bihu in April, Kongali or Kati Bihu in October, and Bhogali or Magh Bihu in January. The most prominent of the three, the Rongali Bihu, commemorates the spring celebration.


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Significance

The most significant celebration in Assam is Bihu, which is really a collection of three festivals: Rongali in April, Kongali in October, and Bhogali in January. The most prominent of the three festivals honouring the Assamese New Year and spring festival is Rongali Bihu.

Deity

Krishna

Celebrations

Assamese Bihu is one of Assam's most prominent cultural events, commemorating the changing of the seasons. It primarily serves the state's agrarian culture and lifestyle, and it marks the start of the Assamese New Year and harvest season. All three varieties of Bihu are observed at various times of the year. Rongali or Bohag Bihu is celebrated in April, Kongali or Kati Bihu in October, and Bhogali or Magh Bihu in January.

How to celebrate (including dishes etc.)

Pitha (rice cake) and larus (traditional rice and coconut dish) are cooked for the occasion. Chuje, Nam-Lao by Tai-Ahom, Aapong by Mising tribe, and Jolpan are among the traditional beverages prepared and enjoyed among family and friends. Chot, Kutum, Mela, Raati, Goru, Manuh, and Chera are the seven phases of the seven-day celebration. On April 15, gorubihu, or cow bihu, is held, during which the cows are cleaned and venerated. On the 16th of April, the New Year's Day, manuh (human) bihu is observed, with individuals dressed in new attire. People do traditional Bihu dance and sing Bihu geet, or Bihu folk music.

Celebration in different regions/countries including Regional Variance

Assam

Gifts

Chocolates

Home Décor

Gift Hampers

Best places to experience/ Mela

Assam

Date & Time

In the months of Bohag, Kaati and Maagh

Public Holidays (Y/N and where)

No / Assam