Bohag Bihu of Assam and Bihu Songs||Praphulladatta Goswami

Assam’s Bohag (Baisakh)
Bihu is a composite festival, combining rituals meant for cattle welfare, Huchari singing as a means of offering blessings for the New Year, erotic dances associated with a fertility cult of ancient times, and, extending from this last, provision of a setting in which young people can choose their life partners… This compact but comprehensive study introduces the reader to an important aspect of the culture of Northeastern India. The book also contains more than three hundred songs in translation.