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.
All labels observed (12)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bihu canonical | 9 |
| Bohag Bihu | 7 |
| Magh Bihu | 6 |
| Kati Bihu | 5 |
| Rongali Bihu | 5 |
| Bhogali Bihu | 4 |
| Bihu dance | 3 |
| Bihu festival | 2 |
| Bohag | 2 |
| Kongali Bihu | 2 |
| Bihu (Rongali Bihu) | 1 |
| Bihu music | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T236995 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bihu Context triple: [Assam, hasCulturalFestival, Bihu]
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A.
Holi
Holi is a major Hindu spring festival known as the "festival of colors," celebrated with vibrant powders, water, music, and communal joy to mark the victory of good over evil and the arrival of spring.
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B.
Makar Sankranti
Makar Sankranti is a major Hindu harvest and sun festival marking the transition of the Sun into the zodiac sign of Capricorn, celebrated across India with kite flying, feasts, and ritual bathing.
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C.
Kali Puja
Kali Puja is a major Hindu festival, especially prominent in eastern India, that centers on the worship of the goddess Kali with elaborate night-long rituals, offerings, and celebrations.
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D.
Diwali
Diwali is a major Hindu festival of lights celebrating the victory of good over evil and light over darkness, marked by prayers, feasts, and fireworks.
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E.
Navaratri
Navaratri is a major Hindu festival of nine nights dedicated to the worship of the Divine Mother in her various forms, celebrated with fasting, prayers, music, dance, and cultural rituals.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bihu Target entity description: Bihu is a major Assamese festival in India that marks seasonal changes and the agrarian New Year with music, dance, and community celebrations.
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A.
Holi
Holi is a major Hindu spring festival known as the "festival of colors," celebrated with vibrant powders, water, music, and communal joy to mark the victory of good over evil and the arrival of spring.
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B.
Makar Sankranti
Makar Sankranti is a major Hindu harvest and sun festival marking the transition of the Sun into the zodiac sign of Capricorn, celebrated across India with kite flying, feasts, and ritual bathing.
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C.
Kali Puja
Kali Puja is a major Hindu festival, especially prominent in eastern India, that centers on the worship of the goddess Kali with elaborate night-long rituals, offerings, and celebrations.
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D.
Diwali
Diwali is a major Hindu festival of lights celebrating the victory of good over evil and light over darkness, marked by prayers, feasts, and fireworks.
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E.
Navaratri
Navaratri is a major Hindu festival of nine nights dedicated to the worship of the Divine Mother in her various forms, celebrated with fasting, prayers, music, dance, and cultural rituals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Assamese festival
ⓘ
festival ⓘ festival ⓘ festival ⓘ festival ⓘ folk dance ⓘ folk music ⓘ harvest festival ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bihu
ⓘ
surface form:
Bohag Bihu
Bihu ⓘ
surface form:
Kati Bihu
Bihu ⓘ
surface form:
Magh Bihu
|
| associatedEthnicGroup | Assamese people ⓘ |
| associatedInstrument |
dhol
ⓘ
gogona ⓘ pepa ⓘ taal ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bihu
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Rongali Bihu
agriculture ⓘ farming community ⓘ sowing season ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Assamese culture ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Bihu
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Bhogali Bihu
Bihu self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Bohag Bihu
Bihu self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Kati Bihu
Bihu self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Kongali Bihu
Bihu self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Magh Bihu
Bihu self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Rongali Bihu
|
| hasDanceForm |
Bihu
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Bihu dance
|
| hasMusicForm | Bihu songs ⓘ |
| language | Assamese ⓘ |
| mainActivities |
community feasts
ⓘ
dance ⓘ folk songs ⓘ music ⓘ traditional games ⓘ |
| monthInAssameseCalendar |
Bihu
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Bohag
Kati ⓘ Magh ⓘ |
| region |
Assam
ⓘ
Assam ⓘ |
| religiousNature |
includes elements of folk religion
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primarily secular ⓘ |
| season |
autumn
ⓘ
spring ⓘ winter ⓘ |
| significance |
Assamese New Year festival
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harvest thanksgiving festival ⓘ marks agrarian New Year ⓘ marks seasonal changes ⓘ prayer for good harvest ⓘ |
| timeReference | Assamese calendar ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bihu Description of subject: Bihu is a major Assamese festival in India that marks seasonal changes and the agrarian New Year with music, dance, and community celebrations.
Referenced by (47)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bohag Bihu
this entity surface form:
Magh Bihu
this entity surface form:
Kati Bihu
this entity surface form:
Bihu dance
this entity surface form:
Magh Bihu
this entity surface form:
Rongali Bihu
this entity surface form:
Bohag Bihu
this entity surface form:
Kongali Bihu
this entity surface form:
Kati Bihu
this entity surface form:
Bhogali Bihu
this entity surface form:
Magh Bihu
this entity surface form:
Bihu dance
subject surface form:
Bihu dance
this entity surface form:
Rongali Bihu
subject surface form:
Rongali Bihu
this entity surface form:
Bohag
this entity surface form:
Magh Bihu
this entity surface form:
Bohag Bihu
this entity surface form:
Kati Bihu
this entity surface form:
Bihu dance
this entity surface form:
Bihu music
this entity surface form:
Rongali Bihu
this entity surface form:
Bohag Bihu
this entity surface form:
Bohag Bihu
this entity surface form:
Bhogali Bihu
this entity surface form:
Bohag
this entity surface form:
Bohag Bihu
this entity surface form:
Rongali Bihu
this entity surface form:
Bhogali Bihu
this entity surface form:
Kongali Bihu
this entity surface form:
Magh Bihu
this entity surface form:
Bihu festival
this entity surface form:
Bihu festival
this entity surface form:
Rongali Bihu
this entity surface form:
Bhogali Bihu
this entity surface form:
Kati Bihu
this entity surface form:
Bihu (Rongali Bihu)