Bihu reminds us of the mood of revelry that grips the lush-green valleys, rippling Bahmaputra and hilly terrains across Assam with enchanting songs, frenzied dances and merriment, Known to be the national festival of Assam in India, Bihu derives its name from the Sanskrit word Vishu.

Though a number of fairs and festivals in Assam, are worth watching, tourists throng to this state to watch this festival that invokes the change in season. Three separate aspects of the season of farming paddy i.e. seeding time completion of sowing and harvesting period - are celebrated through the three different forms of Bihu -- Rongaali Bihu or Bohaag Bihu in April, Kati Bihu or Kongaali Bihu in October and Magh Bihu or Bhogaali Bihu in January.

History says that in the Aryan period and even before that, Bihu was celebrated through an entire month.

Features of Bihu in Assam

• Magh Bihu or Bhogaali Bihu in January, is considered to be the festival of food and sprouted grams and fruits are offered for worship that declares the end of harvesting period.
• People go foot-loose with merriment and feast during this week-long festival that generally begins on 14 January.
• Even before the Bihu day called "Uruka", rice cakes are prepared at homes
• During Magh Bihu the celebrations are organized in a Namghar or an open space with temporary thatched houses called Bhela Ghar or Meji Ghar built in the barren paddy fields
• Celebrations continue throughout the night with feast and dance on Uruka
• You will find Assamese sweets and cakes like the Laru and Pitha being prepared in the households so that as friends and relatives visit each other, they can be greeted with sweets
• Dance and songs specially imbibed from tribes of Assam, constitute an important part of the festival because it is believed that Dionysian dance typifies fertility which complemented by the sexually poignant songs, invoke fertility into Mother Earth, ensuring bounty in the next year's harvest.

Season to visit Bihu in Assam

Magh Bihu in Assam is organized in January

How to Reach Assam

• You can reach the capital of Assam, Guwahati by flights from Delhi and Kolkata directly.
• In just more than a day's time, you can reach Guwahati from Delhi. You can also reach the capital from Kolkata in a number of trains

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