बिहू नृत्य

[[chitr:Bihu-Dance-Assam.jpg|bihoo nrity, asam
Bihu Dance, Assam|thumb|250px]] bihoo asam ka prachinatam v ath‍yadhik mahath‍vapoorn uth‍sav hai. asam mean tin bihoo manae jate haian-

• bohag (baisakh-aprail ke madhh‍y mean)
• magh (janavari ke madhh‍y mean), aur
• kati (kartik, aktoobar ke madhh‍y mean).

prath‍yek bihoo krishi kalenh‍dar ke vishishh‍t avasar par p data hai. tinoan bihoo uth‍savoan mean sabase akarshak, basant rritu ka uth‍sav 'bohag bihoo' athava rangali bihoo hota hai jo madhh‍y aprail mean manaya jata hai, jisase krishi rritu ka praramh‍bh hota hai. bihoo asam ke sabase jh‍yada prachalit lok nrity ko diya gaya nam hai, jisaka sabhi javan v boodhe, amir v garib ananh‍d lete haian. nrith‍y bihoo uth‍sav ka aang haian, jo madhh‍y aprail mean p data hai. jab fasal kataee hoti hai aur jo lagabhag ek mahine tak chalati hai. isase asam ke kalenh‍dar ki bhi shurooat hoti hai.

bihoo nrith‍y yuva l dake v l dakiyoan dvara khule maidan mean kiya jata hai, tathapi ve apas mean nahian milate haian. poora gaanv nrith‍y mean hish‍sa leta hai, chooanki nartak ghar-ghar mean jate haian. is nrith‍y ki pahachan teji se qadam uthana, hathoan ko uchhalana v chutaki bajana tatha koolh‍he matakana hai jo ki yuvaoan ke manobhav ka dyotak hai. kalakar kabhi-kabhi git gate haian. nrith‍y dhimi gati se aranbh hota hai, aur jaise-jaise nrith‍y age badhata hai isaki gati tej hoti jati hai. 'dhol' ki samh‍mohak thap aur 'pepa' (bhaianse ke siang se bani turahi) is nrith‍y ka aang haian. bihoo nrith‍y karate samay paranparik veshabhoosha jaise dhoti, gamachha aur chadar v mekhala pahanana anivary hota hai. bihoo nrith‍y, isake vibhinh‍n roopoan mean, fasal kataee ke vibhinh‍n sh‍taroan par v ne mausam ke agaman par bhi kiya jata hai. isaki sabase samanh‍y rachana golakar athava samananh‍tar panktiyoan mean hoti hai. bihoo ke nrith‍y v sangit dvara asam vasiyoan ki jivan shakti ke sarvashreshh‍th roop ka digh‍darshan hota hai.