1 天前 · Farmers are not the only ones that celebrate Goru Bihu; people from all walks of life participate in the celebrations. Throughout the day of Goru Bihu, every spiritually inclined family performs a series of ceremonies for the benefit of bullocks and cows. Goru-Ga-Dhuwa. The Assamese word goru means bullock or cow. Washing and caring for ...

2023年4月8日 · Cow Bihu is the first day of the seven-day Bohag Bihu festival celebrated in Assam, India. It is also known as Goru Bihu or Goru Kongal, where the word “Goru” means cow, and “Kongal” refers to the first day of the Assamese month of Bohag.

The first day of the bihu is called goru bihu or cow bihu, where the cows are washed and worshipped, which falls on the last day of the previous year, usually on 14 April. This is followed by manuh (human) bihu on 15 April, the New Year Day.

2018年4月16日 · Therefore, the first day of Bihu is named as ‘ Goru Bihu’ (Goru meaning cow). The bathing of the cows takes place on the first day of the festival. The cows are led down to the nearest river and thoroughly washed. The old ropes are laid aside in the house, and new ones are put on the cattle.

Goru Bihu (Cow Bihu): On the first day, cattle are washed, smeared with turmeric, and fed special treats as a gesture of gratitude for their role in farming. Manuh Bihu (Human Bihu): The next day, people take a traditional bath, wear new clothes, and seek blessings from elders.

The Bohag Bihu will be celebrated from 14th April 2025 till 20th April 2024. About Bohag Bihu. Also called the Rongali Bihu, the Bohag Bihu is the most popular Bihu that celebrates the arrival of spring and the onset of the Assamese New Year. This …

2025年3月20日 · It is the most popular Bihu festival in Assam where the farmers prepare the fields for paddy harvesting with great joy. On the first day of the festival, Cow Bihu or Goru Bihu, bulls and cows are bathed with turmeric, fed with gourds and brinjals and provided with new attaching ropes.

2022年12月11日 · The first day of the bihu is known as goru bihu or cow bihu, and it usually falls on April 14. On this day, people worship cows after bathing them. On April 15, New Year’s Day, manuh (human) bihu is held in its place.

Goru Bihu is popularly known as the festival of cow. On the Goru bihu day, the cows are rubbed with a paste of Matikalai (a kind of local pulse), mustard and turmeric and are given a proper washing in the ponds. Pieces of gourd, brinjal, turmeric and bitter-gourd are thrown at the cattle.

2024年9月18日 · New Beginnings with the Sacred Cow: Goru Bihu in Assam. Tale: As the Assamese New Year approaches, the first day of the Rongali Bihu festival is dedicated to cows, known as Goru Bihu. On this day, cows are ceremoniously bathed in rivers, smeared with turmeric paste, and worshipped by farmers who depend on them for their livelihood.