Bihu
E31973
Bihu is a major Assamese festival in India that marks seasonal changes and the agrarian New Year with music, dance, and community celebrations.
Aliases (10)
- Rongali Bihu ×9
- Bhogali Bihu ×6
- Bihu dance ×6
- Bohag Bihu ×6
- Kongali Bihu ×6
- Magh Bihu ×5
- Kati Bihu ×4
- Bihu songs ×2
- Bihu music ×1
- Bohag ×1
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Assamese festival
→
festival → festival → festival → festival → folk dance → folk music → harvest festival → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bohag Bihu
→
Kati Bihu → Magh Bihu → |
| associatedEthnicGroup |
Assamese people
→
|
| associatedInstrument |
dhol
→
gogona → pepa → taal → |
| associatedWith |
Rongali Bihu
→
agriculture → farming community → sowing season → |
| country |
India
→
|
| culturalContext |
Assamese culture
→
|
| hasComponent |
Bhogali Bihu
→
Bohag Bihu → Kati Bihu → Kongali Bihu → Magh Bihu → Rongali Bihu → |
| hasDanceForm |
Bihu dance
→
|
| hasMusicForm |
Bihu songs
→
|
| language |
Assamese
→
|
| mainActivities |
community feasts
→
dance → folk songs → music → traditional games → |
| monthInAssameseCalendar |
Bohag
→
Kati → Magh → |
| region |
Assam
→
Assam → |
| religiousNature |
includes elements of folk religion
→
primarily secular → |
| season |
autumn
→
spring → winter → |
| significance |
Assamese New Year festival
→
harvest thanksgiving festival → marks agrarian New Year → marks seasonal changes → prayer for good harvest → |
| timeReference |
Assamese calendar
→
|
Referenced by (29)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Bihu
("Rongali Bihu")
→
Bihu ("Bohag Bihu") → Bihu ("Kongali Bihu") → Bihu ("Kati Bihu") → Bihu ("Bhogali Bihu") → Bihu ("Magh Bihu") → |
hasComponent |
|
Assam
→
Assam ("Bohag Bihu") → Assam ("Magh Bihu") → Assam ("Kati Bihu") → |
hasCulturalFestival |
|
Assamese people
→
Assamese people ("Magh Bihu") → Assamese people ("Bohag Bihu") → Assamese people ("Kati Bihu") → |
traditionalFestival |
|
Bhogali Bihu
("Magh Bihu")
→
Kongali Bihu ("Kati Bihu") → Rongali Bihu ("Bohag Bihu") → |
alsoKnownAs |
|
Assam
("Bihu dance")
→
Assamese people ("Bihu dance") → |
traditionalDance |
|
Pepa
("Rongali Bihu")
→
Pepa ("Bohag Bihu") → |
usedDuring |
|
Bihu dance
("Rongali Bihu")
→
|
associatedWith |
|
Pepa
→
|
associatedWithFestival |
|
Bihu
("Bihu dance")
→
|
hasDanceForm |
|
Tezpur
→
|
hasFestival |
|
Rongali Bihu
("Bohag")
→
|
monthInAssameseCalendar |
|
Makar Sankranti
("Magh Bihu")
→
|
regionalName |
|
Vaisakhi
("Bohag Bihu")
→
|
relatedFestival |
|
Pepa
("Bihu music")
→
|
usedInGenre |