Guwahati, April 14: Rongali Bihu or Bohag Bihu is celebrated annually in the second week of April, signifying the time of the harvest season.
Bohag Bihu marks the beginning of the Assamese New Year. The festival is celebrated with great joy and fervor in Assam and elsewhere in Northeastern India by the members of the Assamese community. This year, Bohag Bihu is being celebrated on April 14. Bohag or Rongali Bihu also goes by the name Xaat Bihu.
The regional holiday of Bohag Bihu brings together the people of different Assamese communities and also promotes the celebration of ethnic diversity.
Bohag Bihu is one of the three important festivals of Assam and a public holiday is also witnessed in the neighboring state of Arunachal Pradesh.
There are three different types of Bihu celebrated by the Assamese people depending on the crop season, and Bohag Bihu is the most important out of all three.
Rongali or Bohag Bihu is celebrated on April 14 and the celebration goes on for seven days. These seven days are ‘Garu Bihu’, ‘Manuh Bihu’, ‘Guxai Bihu’, ‘Taator Bihu’, ‘Nangolor Bihu’, ‘Gharosia Jibar Bihu’, and ‘Chera Bihu’.
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