Busu Dima Explained
| Type: | Harvesting festival |
| Holiday Name: | Busu Dima |
| Official Name: | Busu Dima |
| Nickname: | Bishu, Bushu & Bushow |
| Observedby: | Dimasa people |
| Celebrations: | Baikho |
| Begins: | 27 January |
| Ends: | 29 January |
| Date: | 27 & 29 January |
| Month: | January |
| Duration: | 3 days |
| Frequency: | Annual |
| Relatedto: | Harvesting |
Busu Dima (Bishu Dima) is an annual cultural festival celebrated by the Dimasa Kachari tribe of India.[1] It is the biggest harvesting festival. It is celebrated after the completion of grain harvest in different villages. The festival is usually organized in January.[2]
Busu Dima festival is divided into these three types
Source:[3]
- Jidaap : Jidaap is a Busu festival that lasts for 2 days.
- Surem Baino: Surem[4] Baino is a Busu festival that is celebrated for a total of five days.
- Hangshu Busu: Hangshu Busu, which is celebrated for a total of seven days.
Dance
The festival is followed by singing accompanied by the rhythm of Kharam (drums), Muri (fife) the wooden bugle continues first to third days without stop. The boys and girls, everyone comes and they gather together with their traditional dress whole night by dancing in the festival.[5]
Notes and References
- Web site: January 29, 2012. Busu Dima festival begins in Dima Hasao. 2021-03-24. The Times of India. en.
- Web site: Festivals Dima Hasao District Government Of Assam, India. 2021-03-24. dimahasao.assam.gov.in. 2021-10-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20211028021322/https://dimahasao.assam.gov.in/portlet-innerpage/festivals#maintitle1. dead.
- Web site: Kemprai . Romit . 2023-04-06 . Busu Dima Festival:A Celebration Of Dimasa Culture & Harmony . 2023-04-07 . en-US.
- Web site: Desk . Sentinel Digital . 2023-01-29 . Busu Dima celebrated in Dima Hasao district - Sentinelassam . 2023-04-07 . www.sentinelassam.com . en.
- Web site: 2014-01-30. Busu Dima festival celebrated. 2021-03-24. Assam Times. en.
