Tuesday 29 September 2015

Magh Bihu or Bhogali Bihu
Celebration Of Magh Bihu 
In the Magh Bihu, there is again much revelry and merry – making happens in the middle of January.  The word Bhogali Bihu is derived from the word Bhog or handiness of rich food. Bhogali Bihu represents a festival of food. Bhogali Bihu is celebrated at the time when all the cultivation works get over and everyone has got the time to celebrate and enjoy.

Meji
Harvesting over, the festival begins on the last date of Pousa. A meji is put by each group in a village: that is the high temple like structure of firewood piled up and help together by bamboo poles from the four corners. To stay for the night also known as Uruka Night, people build temporary houses called as Bhela Ghar which are made of hay. All night long the festivity goes on with singing, dancing and merry making. In the morning, on the first day of the Magh, after taking the ceremonious bath, the meji is lit by an old member of the society or village to the chanting of mantras and prayers. The fire over, the people go back to their field with pieces of burnt wood as auspicious tokens. It is believed that the fire of meji burns the winter out.

Cock Fight
The Magh festival is like the Lai Haroba provides immense scoop bull-fights, javelin throws and swords, egg- fight, cock-fight,
Buffalo Fight 
Nightingale-fight and other games and sports. 

The dances had got more similar with Bahag Bihu but these are more vigorous in character. The ladies of the 
Nightingale Fight
society prepares for this Bihu for 
many days. They cook various snacks, sweets for this day. Jolpan and pitha are served to everyone. Magh Bihu is one showing the respect to the elder one with Gamosa and also greeting exchanged among friends and relatives.

All the three bihus are an occasion where all differences are forgotten and people unite to celebrate the occasion in a good manner.

Sweets



References;
http://onlinesivasagar.com/lifestyle/magh-bihu.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bihu
Traditions Of Indian Folk Dance - Kapila Vatsyayan.

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