The word Bihu from Bishu, reminiscent of Bishwa Singh, the legendary king of Assam of long years ago. It runs through the emotional and cultural life of Assam like the strains of a beloved song. Bihu dances are the spontaneous expressions of the joy of life of the simple and easy people of Assam, in which everybody participates, irrespective of religion and race.There are three Bihus in Assam. The most attractive being the Baisakh Bihu. The other two Bihues are Kati Bihu and Magh Bihu celebrating in those two Assamese months.
Bohag Bihu starts on the last day of the last month of the Assamese calendar, ‘Chaitra’. It is in the middle of the April. By bidding farewell of the old year and welcoming the New Year they celebrate the festival for one week. It’s an event that marks the onset of the agricultural season, and joyous mood of spring that prevails naturally pervades the dance and music.
Largely a dance of the young people, boys and girls dance and sing of love and yearning. Buffalo horn pipes play hauntingly and drums (Dhol) build up a steady crescendo, while people from neighboring places come and stand around in the glow of touch, clapping in rhythm in enthusiastic participation.
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