Bishu Festival

Bishu is an important festival of the Dimasa Kacharis celebrated on the 27th January every year. It is essentially a post-harvest festival celebrated after all the hard-earned paddy grains are harvested, threshed, cleaned and stored in the granaries for year-long consumption This festival is basically a festival of relaxation from hard labour and eventually merry making. It is a joyous day for all sections of society irrespective of age, sex, clans and socio-economic standings. Notwithstanding whatever be the kind of Bishu as described above, the basics and the soul of the festival is offering prayer to the Almighty, paying respects to the elders and feasting and merry making through singing, dancing and playing music.