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

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Assamese festival
festival
festival
festival
festival
folk dance
folk music
harvest festival
alsoKnownAs Bohag Bihu
linked to: Bihu

Kati Bihu
linked to: Bihu

Magh Bihu
linked to: Bihu
associatedEthnicGroup Assamese people
associatedInstrument dhol
gogona
pepa
taal
associatedWith Rongali Bihu
linked to: Bihu

agriculture
farming community
sowing season
country India
culturalContext Assamese culture
hasComponent Bhogali Bihu
linked to: Bihu

Bohag Bihu
linked to: Bihu

Kati Bihu
linked to: Bihu

Kongali Bihu
linked to: Bihu

Magh Bihu
linked to: Bihu

Rongali Bihu
linked to: Bihu
hasDanceForm Bihu dance
linked to: Bihu
hasMusicForm Bihu songs
language Assamese
mainActivities community feasts
dance
folk songs
music
traditional games
monthInAssameseCalendar Bohag
linked to: Bihu

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

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (47)

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

Assam hasCulturalFestival Bohag Bihu
linked to: Bihu
Assam hasCulturalFestival Magh Bihu
linked to: Bihu
Assam hasCulturalFestival Kati Bihu
linked to: Bihu
Assam traditionalDance Bihu dance
linked to: Bihu
Makar Sankranti regionalName Magh Bihu
linked to: Bihu
Bihu hasComponent Rongali Bihu
linked to: Bihu
Bihu hasComponent Bohag Bihu
linked to: Bihu
Bihu hasComponent Kongali Bihu
linked to: Bihu
Bihu hasComponent Kati Bihu
linked to: Bihu
Bihu hasComponent Bhogali Bihu
linked to: Bihu
Bihu hasComponent Magh Bihu
linked to: Bihu
Rongali Bihu alsoKnownAs Bohag Bihu
subject linked to: Bihu
linked to: Bihu
Kongali Bihu alsoKnownAs Kati Bihu
subject linked to: Bihu
linked to: Bihu
Bhogali Bihu alsoKnownAs Magh Bihu
subject linked to: Bihu
linked to: Bihu
Bihu hasDanceForm Bihu dance
linked to: Bihu
Bihu dance associatedWith Rongali Bihu
subject linked to: Bihu
linked to: Bihu
Rongali Bihu monthInAssameseCalendar Bohag
subject linked to: Bihu
linked to: Bihu
Assamese people traditionalFestival Magh Bihu
linked to: Bihu
Assamese people traditionalFestival Bohag Bihu
linked to: Bihu
Assamese people traditionalFestival Kati Bihu
linked to: Bihu
Assamese people traditionalDance Bihu dance
linked to: Bihu
Pepa usedInGenre Bihu music
linked to: Bihu
Pepa usedDuring Rongali Bihu
linked to: Bihu
Pepa usedDuring Bohag Bihu
linked to: Bihu
Tezpur hasFestival Bihu
Vaisakhi relatedFestival Bohag Bihu
linked to: Bihu
Maghi relatedFestival Bhogali Bihu
linked to: Bihu
Assamese calendar newYearMonth Bohag
linked to: Bihu
Assamese calendar newYearFestival Bohag Bihu
linked to: Bihu
Assamese calendar associatedFestival Rongali Bihu
linked to: Bihu
Assamese calendar associatedFestival Bhogali Bihu
linked to: Bihu
Assamese calendar associatedFestival Kongali Bihu
linked to: Bihu
Pongal relatedFestival Magh Bihu
linked to: Bihu
Mekhela chador associatedWith Bihu festival
linked to: Bihu
Majuli Island festival Bihu
Gamosa associatedWith Bihu festival
linked to: Bihu
Jorhat district hasFestival Rongali Bihu
linked to: Bihu
Jorhat district hasFestival Bhogali Bihu
linked to: Bihu
Jorhat district hasFestival Kati Bihu
linked to: Bihu
Tamil New Year concurrentWith Bihu (Rongali Bihu)
linked to: Bihu