Assamese calendar

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The Assamese calendar is a traditional lunisolar calendar used in Assam, India, to determine regional festivals, agricultural cycles, and cultural observances.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Assamese calendar canonical 2
Assamese New Year 1
Malayalam calendar 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf lunisolar calendar
traditional calendar
alignedWith lunar phases
solar year
associatedFestival Bhogali Bihu
linked to: Bihu

Kongali Bihu
linked to: Bihu

Rongali Bihu
linked to: Bihu
basis lunar month cycles
solar transit through zodiac signs
culturalContext Assamese culture
eraName Saka era
follows Hindu calendar system
hasMonth Aghun
Ahar
Ahin
Bhado
Bohag
Chot
Jeth
Kati
Magh
Phagun
Puh
Sawan
linked to: Shravan month
hasType regional variant of Hindu calendar
languageOfMonthNames Assamese language
linked to: Assamese
newYearFestival Bohag Bihu
linked to: Bihu
newYearMonth Bohag
linked to: Bihu
region Northeast India
relatedTo Bengali calendar
Odia calendar
scriptUsed Assamese script
timeUnit barsha (year)
masa
tithi
usedBy Assamese people
usedFor determining agricultural cycles
determining auspicious dates
determining cultural observances
determining regional festivals
fixing religious observances
planning agricultural activities
structuring traditional Assamese year
timing traditional fairs and melas
usedIn Assam
India

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bihu timeReference Assamese calendar
Hindu lunisolar calendar hasRegionalVariant Malayalam calendar
linked to: Assamese calendar
Hindu lunisolar calendar hasRegionalVariant Assamese calendar
Gamosa associatedWith Assamese New Year
linked to: Assamese calendar