Assam celebrates Rongali Bihu with festive spirit and joy

The people of Assam are gearing up to celebrate Rongali Bihu also known as Bohag Bihu with great joy and enthusiasm Rongali Bihu is the biggest and most important festival in Assam marking the Assamese New Year and the arrival of springShops are adorned with traditional items like food Gamosas Bihu clothes dhools pepa and Assamese JapisPeople across the state observed the first day of Rongali Bihu known as Goru Bihu with traditional rituals and devotion This day is especially dedicated to livestock where cows and bulls are washed decorated and worshipped as a mark of respectRongali Bihu marks the onset of the agricultural season and is celebrated with great enthusiasm It is a multiday festival that typically spans seven days each day known as Xaat Bihu The weeklong celebration begins with Goru Bihu and includes music dance traditional food and visits to relatives reflecting the rich culture and spirit of unity in AssamSpeaking to ANI a local Vipul Sharma said Vaishakh Bihu is the biggest festival for us in Assam It is celebrated for three to four days On the first day called Goru Bihu we wash and worship the cows using turmeric and black gram paste After that everyone in the family takes a bath and applies turmeric We also show respect to our elders and eat traditional food like pitha and curd People visit relatives and enjoy the celebrations togetherAt night there are Bihu functions and fairs where everyone comes together to celebrate My preparations are going well My daughter lives in Canada and its just me and my wife at home I also have relatives in Naugaon village so Ill visit them too This year the market seems a bit quiet but I think the excitement will pick up slowly Everyone will celebrate in their own way Sharma addedOn the first day of Rongali Bihu known as Goru Bihu cattle are washed and smeared with a paste made of fresh turmeric black lentils and other ingredientsAnd people sing traditional songs to the animals like Lao kha bengena kha bosore bosore barhi ja maar xoru baper xoru toi hobi bor bor goru which translates to Eat gourd eat brinjal grow year by year your mother is small your father is small but you will become a large strong cowOn this day the people of Assam also worship the cattle showing their respect and gratitude for the animals that are important for farming and daily lifeThe Bihu celebration committees in Guwahati and other parts of the state have been organizing weeklong Rongali Bihu programmesThe Assam government has provided financial assistance of Rs 15 lakh to each of the 2241 Bihu Committees across the state to celebrate the Rongali Bihu festivalThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoeveratOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params