One traditional line goes: “Bihu loi anila bhog, bhog loi anila ananda”—Bihu brings feasting, feasting brings joy. The melodies are simple yet profound, carrying the voices of ancestors, and the laughter of youth.
Magh Bihu 2026, also known as Bhogali Bihu, will be celebrated in Assam on January 15. The festival marks the end of the harvest season and includes traditional rituals such as Meji burning, offerings to Lord Agni Dev, preparation of pithas, Bihu songs, and community feasts.
President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday extended greetings for Lohri, Makar Sankranti, Pongal, and Magh Bihu, asserting that the festivals are symbols of India's rich agricultural traditions and national unity.
Following the receiving of the world record certificates from the Guinness Book authorities, Sarma congratulated all performers for their active participation in the programme.
President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday extended their greetings to the citizens on the occasion of Baisakhi, Bihu, Puthandu, and Odia New Year.
The Vice President said “May Makar Sankranti bring prosperity, peace and harmony in everyone’s life."
"A majority of the festivals celebrated in our country depict our integral relationship with nature and agriculture."
These holidays include Ram Navami, Mahavir Jayanti, Good Friday and Bihu.
In the video, it can be seen that Ankita is teaching a few steps of the traditional folk dance of Assam to his husband.
Makar Sankranti is one of the few Hindu festivals that are observed following the solar cycle and not the lunar cycle of the lunisolar calendar
