Which of the following is a famous Assamese festival?

Which of the following is a famous Assamese festival? 

(A) Makar Sakranti 

(B) Yugadi 

(C) Onam 

(D) Rongali Bihu 


Answer: (D) Bihu denotes a set of three different cultural festivals of Assam. In a year there are three Bihu festivals in Assam - in the months of Bohaag (Baisakh, the middle of April), Maagh (the middle of January), and Kaati (Kartik, the middle of October). The most important and colourful of the three Bihu festivals is the Spring festival “Bohag Bihu” or Rongali Bihu celebrated in the middle of April. This is also the beginning of the agricultural season. 

Which of the following is a famous Assamese festival? (A) Makar Sakranti (B) Yugadi (C) Onam (D) Rongali Bihu


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