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Guwahati: PM attends the Bihu Celebrations at the residence of the Union Minister for Ports, Shipping, Waterways, and AYUSH, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, in New Delhi on April 23, 2022.
Bihu is a set of three important Assamese festivals in the Indian state of Assam – 'Rongali' or 'Bohag Bihu' observed in April, 'Kongali' or 'Kati Bihu' observed in October, and 'Bhogali' or 'Magh Bihu' observed in January. The Rongali Bihu is the most important of the three, celebrating the spring festival.
Bihu is a set of three important non-religious festivals in the Indian state of Assam—Rongali or Bohag Bihu observed in April, Kongali or Kati Bihu observed in October, and Bhogali or Magh Bihu observed in January. The Rongali Bihu is the most important of the three, celebrating the spring festival. The Bhogali Bihu or the Magh Bihu is a harvest festival, with community feasts.
The Kongali Bihu or the Kati Bihu is the somber, thrifty one reflecting a season of short supplies and is an animistic festival. The Rongali Bihu coincides with the Assamese New Year and with the Indian New Year festivals like Baisakhi, Bishu, etc., and other regions of East and South-East Asia that follow the Buddhist calendar. The other two Bihu festivals every year are unique to the Assamese people.
Like some other Indian festivals, Bihu is associated with agriculture, and rice in particular. Bohag Bihu is a sowing festival, Kati Bihu is associated with crop protection and worship of plants and crops and is an animistic form of the festival, while Bhogali Bihu is a harvest festival. Assamese celebrate the Rongali Bihu with feasts, music, and dancing. Some hang brass, copper, or silver pots on poles in front of their house, while children wear flower garlands and then greet the new year as they pass through the rural streets.
The three Bihu are Assamese festivals with reverence for Krishna, cattle (Goru Bihu), elders in the family, fertility, and mother goddess, but the celebrations and rituals reflect influences from aborigine, southeast Asia and Sino-Tibetan cultures. In contemporary times, the Bihus are celebrated by all Assamese people irrespective of religion, caste, or creed. It is also celebrated overseas by the Assamese diaspora community living worldwide. The term Bihu is also used to imply Bihu dance otherwise called Bihu Naas and Bihu folk songs also called Bihu Geet.
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