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Next: 14 to 20 Apr 2027

Bohag Bihu

The Assamese spring new year: bihu dances in red and white, gamosa gifts, and seven days of feasting.

Bohag Bihu: Youths perform the Bihu danceon the ocassion of Rongali Bihu festival at Diphalu village in Nagaon district of Assam
Photo: Diganta Talukdar, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

When is Bohag Bihu in 2027?

Bohag Bihu 2027 runs from 14 to 20 April 2027. Other years: 2026, 14 to 20 April 2026; 2028, 14 to 20 April 2028.

About Bohag Bihu

Bohag or Rongali Bihu marks the Assamese new year and the start of the sowing season in mid-April. Its first day is Goru Bihu, when cattle are bathed in rivers, rubbed with turmeric and fed, then led home. The second day, Manuh Bihu, is for people: they bathe, put on new clothes and offer a gamosa, the red-bordered white cloth, as a mark of respect to elders. Young men and women, in traditional muga silk mekhela chador and dhoti, dance the Bihu dance to the sound of the dhol and pepa, a buffalo-horn instrument. Songs, called Bihu geet, are sung in the fields at evening. Winter and autumn have their own Bihu, Magh and Kati.

Bohag Bihu dates: 2026, 2027, 2028

YearBohag Bihu date
202614 to 20 April 2026
202714 to 20 April 2027
202814 to 20 April 2028

What is eaten

  • pitha
  • laru
  • duck curry
  • jolpan

Traditions of Bohag Bihu

Bihu danceThe spirited dance of Assam.GamosaThe woven cloth given as a mark of honour.

Also part of it, and being written: Pepa (The buffalo-horn pipe played at the dances.).

More marked on Bohag Bihu

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About this page

Written by the EveryParampara desk with AI assistance. Background: "Rongali Bihu" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from place to place and family to family. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

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