or Maghor bihu which is a harvest festival and marks the end of harvesting season is comes from the word Bhog that is eating and enjoyment. It marks the end of harvesting season in the month of Maagha (January-February). It is the Assam celebration of Sankranthi, with feasting lasting for a week. There is a lot of feasting and eating in this bihu celebration as the fields are full. 0n the eve of the bihu, called ‘uruka', young men go to the field, preferably near a river, build a makeshift cottage called 'Bhelaghar' with the hay of the harvest fields and the 'Meji', the most important thing for the night. During the night, people prepare food and there is community feasting everywhere. The entire night (Uruka) is spent around the Meji with people singing bihu songs, beating 'Dhol', a typical kind of drums or playing games. Magh Bihu is celebrated at a season when winter is about to go. It is believed that the fire of Meji burns the winter out. The next day ...