Bohag Bihu or Rogali Bihu is not just a festival, it's a heartbeat that beats in every assamese heart. Bihu is an energy and spirit that carries a whole lot of assamese emotion.
Food: Bihu is happiness in eating assamese delicacies whether it's pitha(Assamese sweet fritter) or jolpan(assamese cereal). Assamese home gets fragmented by all the delicious Bihu food.
Handlooms or gifts: Bihu is the beginning of the assamese new year. Buying and gifting new clothes is a tradition. Gifting a handcrafted assamese gamosa or mekhela chadar to your beloved is always fun. Is it not exciting enough to celebrate Bihu?
Bloom: Bihu is the time of the year that witness the bloom of beauty or beautiful flowers. New leaves come during this time and transform Assam into a whole new scene. Kapau full (foxtail flower) accentuate Bihu esthetics.
Season of love or wedding: Bihu is the ultimate season of love. Bihu songs totally depict all the told and untold Assamese love sagas. Many people start a new beginning of their life including us. We tied the knot in the Month of Bohag or Bohag Bihu.
Music and Dance: Bihu, Rogali Bihu is no fun without some great music and gracious dance moves. Bihu transforms Assam into a musical telltale. As they say, Dhool (assamese drum) brings thunderstorms, and Pepa brings lightning, that the intensity of Assamese Bihu.
Enjoy the Bihu and Bihu season.
Food: Bihu is happiness in eating assamese delicacies whether it's pitha(Assamese sweet fritter) or jolpan(assamese cereal). Assamese home gets fragmented by all the delicious Bihu food.
Handlooms or gifts: Bihu is the beginning of the assamese new year. Buying and gifting new clothes is a tradition. Gifting a handcrafted assamese gamosa or mekhela chadar to your beloved is always fun. Is it not exciting enough to celebrate Bihu?
Bloom: Bihu is the time of the year that witness the bloom of beauty or beautiful flowers. New leaves come during this time and transform Assam into a whole new scene. Kapau full (foxtail flower) accentuate Bihu esthetics.
Season of love or wedding: Bihu is the ultimate season of love. Bihu songs totally depict all the told and untold Assamese love sagas. Many people start a new beginning of their life including us. We tied the knot in the Month of Bohag or Bohag Bihu.
Enjoy the Bihu and Bihu season.
Happy Bihu.....Beautifully written
ReplyDeleteHappy Bihu! I clicked on your other link as well, your dress was beautiful. I bet the food is amazing! looks great. Spring is such an amazing time of year. I hope you have a wonderful celebration
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures. I have never heard of Bihu before. I learned a few new things. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of Bihu before. Thank you for sharing this! Happy Bihu!
ReplyDeleteoh, I never heard about Bihu before. this was educational. Happy Bihu :) thank you for sharing
ReplyDeleteNever heard of all the delicious Bihu food before. Thanks for sharing this and giving me the information.
ReplyDeleteBihu :) How lovely! Even when you say it it brings smile on your face :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Bihu! I have never heard of Bohag Bihu before, but it's so amazing to read about. :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Bihu. Its not something I had heard of before and I always love to learn about new cultures, it sounds wonderful!
ReplyDeleteNever heard of Bihu but Happy Bihu, always nice to learn more about other cultures.
ReplyDeleteGreat introduction to what Bihu is! Happy Bihu! I hope you had a great time!
ReplyDeleteOh how fun...it looks like you had a blast. This is definitely a place worth visiting.
ReplyDeleteI received your blog and read. It was too good to feel at heart.keep it up.
ReplyDeleteYour pictures are very pretty. I also really appreciate you educating us about Bihu
ReplyDeleteA little music does go a long way. Looks like a wonderful celebration.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds beautiful! I love the gifts and the food would all be very new to me, I'd love to try it. Do you attend a lot of weddings during this season too?
ReplyDeleteIts always great to learn something new about different cultures. sounds beautiful and very spiritual.
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of Bihu before. It sounds like a very beautiful celebration. Happy Bihu!
ReplyDeletevery interesting! I have never heard of Bihu before as well. thank for educating me
ReplyDeleteHappy Bihu. I had never come across the term before so thank you for making me aware. Loving all your photos!
ReplyDeleteHappy Bihu -the ultimate season of love ! I loved the white and red scarf you used , I picked this one up when I visited Assam once, we went to Manas National Park and Pobitora . Loved this post which brought back memories to me.
ReplyDeleteHappy Bihu! It sounds such a happy and fun festival and I would love to celebrate it some day. Hope you had a fabulous time :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Bihu, what a beautiful post on the festival. I have always loved this festival, my room mates and friends are Assamese and they celebrate it every year.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful celebration! It sounds positively happy and delightful!
ReplyDeleteHappy Bihu. This is a lovely post on the festival, I learned a lot about it from reading your post. I hope you enjoyed your celebrations.
ReplyDeleteHow fun! Happy Bihu! I've never heard of this festival, but I love the vibrant colors and the sweet fritters look good!
ReplyDeleteThese flowers are beautiful and this festival sounds like a lot of fun! I would love to try those fritters!
ReplyDeletesounds like a great tradition. I'd never heard of bihu before so thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThis is my first time reading BIHU! This looks like an awesome tradition. Beautiful written , I love this. Happy BIHU!
ReplyDeleteBihu is such a joyous occasion! I love that it is associated with flowers, food, and of course, family. :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Bihu! Sounds like a great celebration to have with family!
ReplyDeleteOh how fun...it looks like you had a blast. This is definitely a place worth visiting.
ReplyDeleteFestival looks like so much fun! the dessert seams delicious as well
ReplyDeleteThis sounds lovely! I have honestly never heard of this before – thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this beautiful culture. I love the dress and the colorful festivity.
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Wow, Bihu is really a big deal! People getting married, music and dancing, special foods, flowers blooming, beautiful flowers at that. That is quite some celebration!
ReplyDeleteWow, what an interesting sounding festival! I've never heard of Bihu before, so this was a really educational post for me :) it looks like a fantastic celebration! x
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful dresses! Thanks for sharing your culture with us. I never knew about it before.
ReplyDeleteHaven't heard of Bihu but you had me wanting to know more about it with your festival food and the interesting dance details.
ReplyDeleteIt gives me a cheerful feeling to know that there's a time of the year when you prefer to get married and make it more special!
Happy Bihu��
What a wonderful celebration! From special foods to clothing, Bihu sounds like a wonderful time of year.
ReplyDeleteA cultural experience that stimulates the eyes as well as the palate. It’s a season where everything comes alive.thanks for sharing your culture.
ReplyDeleteBihu sounds like a really great cultural experience. It sounds like a celebration that they have where I live.
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting article. I love that dress. This seems like a fun celebration. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteHow fun! Enjoy your day!
ReplyDeleteSuch a lovely way to welcome spring when the flowers finally bloom. It's a great festival and I just love that it's all about fun and love!
ReplyDeleteOoh! I've never had this kind of tea, but it looks so yummy. I'll have to try it sometime soon for sure!
ReplyDeleteI have never heard about Bihu and it sounds really good. Will absolutely check about this.
ReplyDeleteLovely pictures. I didn't know what Bihu is before. Bihu songs must be wonderful since it depicts all the told and untold Assamese love sagas. Happy Bihu.
ReplyDeleteI love that this celebrates love and it's such a beautiful festival to be part of! I'm sure the festivities are fun and amazing!
ReplyDeleteSo colorful and exciting looking! What fun to take part in these celebrations.
ReplyDeletelooks like an amazing event! Glad that you sound that you totally had fun
ReplyDeleteHow amazing to learn about a new tradition and culture. Thank you for sharing this. Very informative!
ReplyDeleteThis looks like an amazing time! It seems like such an exotic location. I've never been, but I would love to go.
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