Bohag Bihur Husori (assamese-বহাগ বিহুৰ হুঁচৰি)

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    I wrote about Goru Bihu (গৰু বিহু) yesterday and today I will be writing about Manuh Bihu (মানুহ বিহু) which is the first day of Bohag (ব'হাগ) month or new year year of Assamese folks. This is also the new year for various parts of the country such as Punjab,West Bengal,Kerela etc which they celebrate in thier own way. In Assam this day starts with everyone getting up early and taking bath with Mah-Haladhi (মাহ-হালধি) which is a paste of Urad Bean and Turmeric. In some places people also use raw mango paste. People after the special maah halodhi bath, put on new clothes and light chaki at Gohai Ghor or Naam Ghor(the household prayer place). It is a tradition of seeking blessings from the elders by bowing and touching their feet in a family and presenting the Bihuwan or the Gamusa (গামোছা) cloth, as a gift, to be worn as a symbol of cultural pride. A 'Gamusa' is an indispensable part of Assamese life and culture with its distinctive symbolic significance. The intricacy of its handcrafting symbolically historically heralded of the ideas of friendship, love, regards, warmth, hospitality and it is intimately woven into the social fabric of Assam.
After all this everyone enjoys the traditional assamese meal Jalpan (জলপান)which includes Chira Doi,Laru and Pitha.

In the evening Man performs  the Husori dance which is a tradition dance performed by Man of all ages for the betterment of everyone and to take the blessings of elders on the other hand Women have thier own version of these tradition dance form called Jeng Bihu (জেং বিহু) under the shade of Trees.

This goes for several hours and ends with traditional assamese dinner which marks the end of a day full of Joy and Happiness......

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