Maagh Bihu or Bhogali Bihu

Assamese community celebrats 3 type of Bihu in a year.. Magh Bihu or Bhogali Bihu  is also one of the 3 Bihus

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00:00Mag Bihu, also known as Bhogali Bihu, is a vibrant harvest festival in Assam, India.

00:06This festival is celebrated primarily by Adassanese people.

00:12Bhogali Bihu is one of the three main Bihu festivals in Assam.

00:30The name Bhogali comes from the Assamese word Bhog.

00:36Bhog means feasting and enjoyment, reflecting the festival's emphasis on andans of the harvest season.

00:42Bhogali Bihu is one of the three main Bihu festivals in Assam.

00:48Rangali Bihu is celebrated in the month of April.

00:51Bhogali Bihu is celebrated in the midst of January.

01:00Kati Bihu is celebrated in the month of October.

01:06As per Griburian calendar, the month of Mag is January and February.

01:10It is often coinciding with Makar Sankranti.

01:12Mag or Bhogali Bihu symbolize gratitude for a bountiful crop,

01:15muniti unity and the worship of fire or agni.

01:19The festival typically span a few days, with the main events around midday January.

01:25Uruka Bihu Eve, the night before the main day, community built temporary huts.

01:30The festival is born in the middle of August.

01:31The festival is born in the middle of August.

01:49These huts are called Bhelaghar or Meiji, from Bamboos, Leaves and Thatch.

01:54Families and friends gather up grand feast at night enjoying traditional foods around bonfires.

02:16This is the limelight of feasting. Normally the feast is non-vegetarian.

02:21The main day of Mag Bihu, early morning people bath then light the Meiji bonfire. They offer prayers to the fire god throwing items like pithas.

02:29In Mag or Bhogali Bihu, we also offer diptale nuts and bamboo shoots into flames as offerings.

02:35Ashes from the Meiji are later scattered in paddy fields for good luck and fertile soil.

02:40In Mag Bihu, food is central with granary slime meals. Traditional dish is suffered pithari bide.

02:47In Mag Bihu, food is central with granaries full leading to lavish meals.

02:50Traditional dishes include pithas like thilakorn patore, sunga pithas, gila pithas, coconut larut, jalpan,

02:55rice curd, jaggery fish, duck or mutton curries.

02:59In Mag or Bhogali Bihu, communities organize games like tekeli bhanga, egg fights, cock fights,

03:04buffalo fights. People exchange sweets, visit relatives and share meals fastering community bonds.

03:10I, Prem Narayan, boldly say that Bihu dance is a super dance as like a super pop dances on art.

03:26Dear friends, native and abroad, I Prem Narayan expressed in Natshal and Mag or Bhogali Bihu. Thank you all.