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| Bihu Wishes 2020 |
About Bihu
Assam is a state that sits by beauty of nature. It is big valley amidst six other hilly states of North East. The mother nature has carefully decorated its plains, rivers, forest and wild species of rare animals.
Apart from its natural beauty, Assam has a rich profile of culture. It is enriched with folk songs to folk celebrations. Unique style of dance supported by land originated folk tunes, on beats of its self styled folk instruments.
The joyful Assamese Community has unique celebration named Bihu. An age long customary celebration, Bihu is a form to express their divine joy. It is celebrated in three different shades in three different point of time in a year. Bohag or Rongali Bihu, Kati or Kongali Bihu and Magh or Bhogali Bihu.
About Magh Bihu
List of Customs largely followed during Magh Bihu
- The young boys of the village make a thatched hut called Bhelaghar.
- They also arrange a big pile of wood sticks to create a bone fire on the day of Magh Bihu
- On the eve day of Magh Bihu they arrange for a grand feast and it is called "Uruka Bhuj" in local language.
- The feast is full of fun. The playing of Bihu drums and melodious Bihu songs doubles the fun of the folks.
- The early morning, on the day of Sankranti they set fire to that pile of wood sticks which is called Meji.
- The village women prepare delicious Bihu dishes, mainly rice pastry, sweet roles made of rice flour, sphere shaped sweets made of coconut pastes etc.