A village may have more than one band of
Husori signers. Each band visits
first villages not contiguous to its own village. It is custom to first dance
and sing in the yard of the village Namghar,
then visit houses of the respectable persons, very old persons, not necessary
to be rich or poor. In older days the feudal
lords and monastic heads had the
first honour from these Husori signers. People take Husori as a respectable way since it is related to religion.
The Husori bands of young ad middle aged
men are the symbols of the Raji or community and it is obligation to
secure their blessings.
The Husori dance is a ring dance, in which the men move in a
shuffling manner, with a leader in the middle, who starts the songs while the
others take up the refrain. Husori looks like a Hindu institution, where the songs are completely innocuous, for
example
‘Krishi murote okul phul epali
niyor pai mukoli hol
oi Govidai Ram’
They sometimes echo the language of Bihu songs, sometimes which of Vaishavatie scriptures sometimes even ballads are made use of, while at other times the verses sung are almost nonsensical.
They sometimes echo the language of Bihu songs, sometimes which of Vaishavatie scriptures sometimes even ballads are made use of, while at other times the verses sung are almost nonsensical.
