Key Points
Bohag Bihu 2023: Date, history, significance, 7-day celebration of the Assamese New Year..
Bohag Bihu, the festival of joy and abundance, is celebrated over 7 days with great enthusiasm in Assam..
Bohag Bihu or Rongali Bihu is one of the biggest festivals of Assam and marks the first day of Hindu unisolar calendar, and the beginning of Assamese new Year..
Rong means joy in Assamese and Rongali Bihu is the time for joy and happiness for Assamese community as they celebrate each day of the festival with great fervour and enthusiasm..
During Bohag Bihu celebrations, traditional musical instruments like dhol, pepa, gogona, toka, taal are played and young men and women dance to the traditional tunes.The first day of the Hindu solar calendar is celebrated in states of Punjab as Baisakhi, Tamil Nadhu as Puthandu, Vishu in Kerala, Pohela Baisakh in West Bengal and so on..
