BIHU
- ART & CULTURE
News:
Bihu Dance Workshop in
Guwahati gears up for Rongali Bihu celebrations
What's
in the news?
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Along with the rest of the state, the
people of Guwahati are also busy preparing for Rongali Bihu – the festival of
joy and prosperity.
Bihu:
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Bihu is a popular Assamese dance that is done by both men and women in groups.
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Bihu is also used to refer to Bihu dance,
also known as Bihu Naas, and Bihu folk music, also known as Bihu Geet.
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Group formations, fast hand movements, and
brisk footsteps are all part of the dancing performance.
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It has long played an important role in
the culture of Assam's many ethnic
groups, including the Kaivarttas, Deoris, Sonowal Kacharis, Chutias, Boros,
Misings, Rabhas, Moran, and Borahis, among others.
Traces
of Bihu in history:
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The earliest depictions of Bihu dance can
be discovered in Assam's Tezpur and Darrang regions, dating from the 9th
century.
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Bihu has also been referenced in the 14th century
Chutia King Lakshminaryan's inscriptions.
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The Bihu dance gets its name from Assam's
national event, the Bohag Bihu festival (also known as Rongali Bihu), which
commemorates the Assamese New Year.
Rongali
Bihu:
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Rongali
or Bohag Bihu is the Assamese new year and spring festival.
The Rongali Bihu coincides with Sikh New Year- Baisakhi.
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The Bohag Bihu dates are April 13 to April
21. It is a harvest or sowing festival. It marks the first day of the Hindu
solar calendar
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Festive food - pitha (rice cake) and larus
(traditional food made of rice, coconut) are prepared
Kongali
Bihu:
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The Kongali Bihu, also known as the Kati Bihu, is a sombre, thrifty event
that commemorates a season of scarcity
observed in October
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Bhogali or Magh Bihu observed in January.