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Each day of Bihu has a specific name. The first one, Garer Bihu is the actual day of Sankranti also known as Uraka: this is the Bihu of the cows. On this day cows are taken to the river and bathed with great love and care. Then they are brushed and their hooves and horns are cleaned. They then feed the cows with small pieces of gourd

and brinjal. For household special food is prepared. Many kinds of sweets are made and families and friends enjoy with each other’s hospitality.
The second day of Bihu is known as Manuhar Bihu. From this day the Assamese start to count their new year. The food for the feast is pitha, laddoo and til laddu.

The third day is known as Gabhori Bihu. Women sing under the banyan trees through out the day and night. Then the women dance accompanied by many musical instruments, like-dhol, gogona, pepa etc. On the last day each household writes the ‘mantra’. The second Bihu is known as Kati Bihu held in the month of Kartik or Sankranti. This is a Bihu of silent prayer and meditation by setting a little lamp in the farm land in a wish of good cultivation. It is the most quiet and peaceful Bihu among the three. Third Bihu or Magh Bihu falls on 14 January in the month of Magh.

The emphasis is on eating. This is celebrated for seven days and almost like Rangoli Bihu. There is also a great feast named ‘bhog’. Khel Dhameli (play and fun) is also there. Bonfire is an important part of it where all the people including men and women enjoy the singing and dancing.

A variety of traditional Assamese sweets and cakes like the Laddu, Pitha etc. are prepared for this occasion in each and every home. The next day is spent by visiting relatives and friends to convey and exchange the Bihu greetings and wishes. The guests, neighbours and relatives exchange the snacks prepared for the occasion.
This enjoyment, merriment, fun and frolics remind us the Lohri in Punjab and Pongal in Tamilnadu. Magh Bihu coincides with Goopi of Andhra Pradesh and Makar Sankranti of North India. So this is the festive season of all over India in one form or another with bonfires.