Bihu Dance Festival In Assam - Celebrations And Significance

Dali Rao05 Mar, 2020Religion

Bihu is one of the important festivals that are celebrated in Assam. This festival is celebrated with the intention of spreading happiness. Bihu indicates three different types of festivals that are celebrated by Assamese. They are Rongali Bihu or Bohag Bihu, Magh Bihu or Bhogali Bihu and Kati Bihu or Kongali Bihu. Bihu is celebrated by all the Assamese, irrespective of different caste, creed, religion, and faith. Assamese consider Bihu as Assam’s national festival which involves folk dances and songs.​ They use different instruments during the Bihu Festival namely dhol (drum), toka, xutuli, taal, gogona, pepa (made with buffalo horns) and baanhi (flute). Bihu festival is considered incomplete without the melodious folk songs of Bihu and traditional dances.