Bohag Bihu
bohag bihu rongali bihu also called xaat bihu seven bihus traditional ethnic festival celebrated northeastern indian state assam part northeastern india indigenous ethnic group assam mark beginning assamese new year festival mostly aboriginal origin comprising tibetoburman tai element usually fall nd week april historically signifying time harvest every year fall th day april holiday unites different native community assam regardless background promotes celebration ethnic diversity rongali utsav festival organised guwahati every year festival showcase tribal culture assam world assam locally onset bohag assamese calendar mark starting rongali bihu three primary type bihu bohag bihu rongali bihu kati bihu kongali bihu magh bihu bhogali bihu festival historically recognizes different agricultural cycle paddy crop rongali bihu pinnacle phase sot raati goru manuh kutum mela serum raati bihu phase begin first night month sot last till uruka phase usually performed beneath ancient tree open field illuminated burning torch celebrated village meant gathering local woman participation men mostly ceremonial played pepa ie buffalo hornpipe another notable musical instrument played phase bholuka baanhor toka split bamboo musical instrument sot bihu also called bali husori phase begin second day month sot mah day bihu song dance organized young outdoor location field naamghor bakori yard community prayer hall till occurrence uruka formal beginning rongali bihu goru bihu phase related agricultural root assam reverence livestock provided ancient method livelihood last date sot month ie first day rongali bihu dedicated caring upkeep livestock cattle show typically collective cattle village brought water source like pond river cattle washed combination symbolic herb maahhalodhi black gram turmeric paste whipped dighloti litsea salicifolia plant long leaf makhioti flemingia strobilifera tonglati plant flower like soft plastic butterfly piece lau bottle gourd bengena brinjal people sing following passage dighloti dighal paat maakhi marru jaat jaat lau khaa bengena khaa bosore bosore bardhi jaa maar xaru baapere xoru toi hobi bor bor goru roughly translated herb leaf dighloti drive away fly disturb hope accept offering brinjal gourd continue grow every year may outgrow parent washing cattle remaining branch dighlotimakhioti laubengena chat etc hung roof cattle ranch signifying participation game organised include collecting exho ebidh haak type vegetable variation activity may include specific like gathering amlori tup larva weaver ant oecophylla smaragdina binding betel leaf plant planting bamboo root many symbolic harvest related ritual material also occasional food fight also known kori khel paakha khel konijuj dusk cattle paraded back ranch cattle decorated new harness fed pitha typical assamese confectionery day end marked burning rice bran create smoke manuh bihu first day bohag month mark manuh bihu manuh symbolises elder ancestral spirit people give offering elder ancestral spirit ask blessing people special maah halodhi bath put new clothes light saki gohai ghor household prayer place manuh bihu involves tradition seeking blessing elder family presenting ceremonial patch bihuwan gamusa cloth gift worn symbol cultural pride gamusa indispensable part indigenous assamese life culture distinctive symbolic significance intricacy handcrafting symbolically historically heralded idea friendship love regard warmth hospitality intimately woven social fabric assam kutum bihu second date bohag mah kutum bihu kutum symbolises kin day people visit family relative friend lunch dinner together share news story mela bihu third day bihu marked celebration bihu cultural event competition outdoor locale mela symbolises fair ancient day king staff used come fair bihutolis mingle bihu celebration tradition event continued till date bihu melas bihu function fair attended people assam aimed fostering atmosphere communal brotherhood inclusion everyone serum bihu also called bohagi bidai phato bihu fourth final day rongali bihu different region assam people celebrate differently common theme wrapping celebration contemplation future resolution marked exchange pithas made different family bihu week among friend relative