Every cows has his day.
Hello again,
I will be writing today about the first day the most important of the three bihus i.e Rongali bihu (ৰঙালী বিহু). It is the spring festival which is also the New year in Assamese calendar.
Rangali bihu is all about Music, Dance and Feast which is celebrated all across the State of Assam. It lasts for a month but the first seven days are most important. The farmers prepare the fields for cultivation of paddy and there is a feeling of joy around. The women make pitha(পিঠা), larus (লাৰু) (traditional food made of rice and coconut) and Jolpan (জলপান) which gives the real essence of the season.
So lets talk about the first day of Rangali Bihu or Bohag Bihu. It is dedicated to the cattles of our farmers and is called Goru Bihu (গৰু বিহু) or Cow Bihu. All the cattle animals such as Cows, Buffaloes and Goats were taken to the river or ponds to wash them up and later workship them. There is a saying in Assamese for this day -
লাওঁ খা, বেঙেনা খা,
বছৰে বছৰে বাঢ়ি যা
মায়ে সৰু, বাপেৰ সৰু
তই হ'লি বৰ গৰু -- It means the farmers are saying to thier Cows that Eat gourd,eat eggplant and grow every year, Your mother is small your father is small but you will a enormous cow.
In the evening the Cows are given new ropes and were feeded with thier favourite vegetables to make them happy. As it is thier day after all.
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I will be writing today about the first day the most important of the three bihus i.e Rongali bihu (ৰঙালী বিহু). It is the spring festival which is also the New year in Assamese calendar.
Rangali bihu is all about Music, Dance and Feast which is celebrated all across the State of Assam. It lasts for a month but the first seven days are most important. The farmers prepare the fields for cultivation of paddy and there is a feeling of joy around. The women make pitha(পিঠা), larus (লাৰু) (traditional food made of rice and coconut) and Jolpan (জলপান) which gives the real essence of the season.
So lets talk about the first day of Rangali Bihu or Bohag Bihu. It is dedicated to the cattles of our farmers and is called Goru Bihu (গৰু বিহু) or Cow Bihu. All the cattle animals such as Cows, Buffaloes and Goats were taken to the river or ponds to wash them up and later workship them. There is a saying in Assamese for this day -
লাওঁ খা, বেঙেনা খা,
বছৰে বছৰে বাঢ়ি যা
মায়ে সৰু, বাপেৰ সৰু
তই হ'লি বৰ গৰু -- It means the farmers are saying to thier Cows that Eat gourd,eat eggplant and grow every year, Your mother is small your father is small but you will a enormous cow.
Thats all about Goru Bihu. Next time I will write about Manuh Bihu which is the day 2nd day of this great festival of joy and happiness.
Thank you.
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