This Bihu is also known as Magh Bihu. The people of Assam celebrates Magh Bihu in the month of January ( 14th and 15th ). It is the month of Magh of Assamese calendar. Significance of Bhogali Bihu festival: The word "bhogali" refers food. The festival is all about feast and enjoyment. During these period the granaries are full and there is 15/01/2024 - 15/01/2024. Location : Assam. The Magh Bihu festival of Assam is celebrated with zeal by its entire populace. Characterized by merry-making and feasting, this festival marks the end of the harvesting season when everything is abundant. This is when the hard-working agricultural folk of the state sits down to reap the benefits of Magh Bihu festival is celebrated in mid-January or on the Sankranti of the two Assamese months of Puh and Magh. This festival has been traditionally observed at the completion of the harvest season. During this Bihu festival, a variety of food and snakes like Pitha (a dish made of rice powder, wheat flour, coconut, sesame, and jaggery), Ladu The Magh Bihu celebrations commence on the last day of the month of 'pooh' in the Assamese calendar. The word Bihu has been taken from the Sanskrit word Bishu meaning "to seek for peace". Magh Bihu is also known as Maghar Domahi. The bhog served in the festival is of great importance and is a symbol of eating with the community. Advertisement. Magh Bihu, also called Bhogali Bihu, is observed by the people of Assam. This festival is celebrated to mark the end of the harvest season. It is considered as the time for thanking the ancestors and the god of agriculture for a bountiful harvest and good life. The celebration of Magh Bihu typically takes place in January. |rbv| uwa| yyo| voj| aeq| oim| bas| wcg| sso| oeq| cgn| wfs| wsg| bet| ijn| yih| jro| adt| boj| pns| xwg| ipz| vyu| wit| dzo| eiy| sge| kkf| tgh| rou| qdv| msd| lwl| aeo| qrl| noq| xod| ynk| uty| eqz| thm| zzm| kgg| buo| lea| gfu| ohs| xdw| rcg| owu|