Assamese cultural customs, traditions, and etiquette vocabulary, one custom or term per card.
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- বিহু (Bihu)
- The major Assamese festival celebrated three times a year, marking the agricultural seasons
- ৰঙালী বিহু (Rongali Bihu)
- The spring Bihu, celebrating the Assamese New Year and the arrival of spring
- ভোগালী বিহু (Bhogali Bihu)
- The winter harvest festival, marked by feasting and bonfires
- কাতি বিহু (Kati Bihu)
- The autumn Bihu, a quieter festival focused on lighting lamps for a good harvest
- গামোচা (Gamosa)
- A traditional handwoven cloth, a symbol of Assamese identity, offered as a mark of respect
- মেখেলা চাদৰ (Mekhela sador)
- The traditional two-piece dress worn by Assamese women
- সত্ৰীয়া নৃত্য (Sattriya nritya)
- A classical dance form that originated in the Vaishnavite monasteries of Assam
- সত্ৰ (Xatra)
- A Vaishnavite monastery, a center of religious and cultural life in Assam
- নামঘৰ (Namghor)
- A communal prayer hall used for religious gatherings and cultural functions
- বিহু নাম (Bihu naam)
- Traditional Bihu folk songs sung during the Bihu festival
- জাপি (Zapi)
- A traditional handwoven conical hat, sometimes decorated and used ceremonially
- তামোল-পাণ (Tamul-pan)
- Betel nut and betel leaf, traditionally offered to guests as a sign of hospitality
- জলপান (Zolpan)
- A traditional light meal or snack, often served to guests
- অসম চাহ (Ôxôm sah)
- Assam tea, world famous and central to the region's economy and daily life
- বৰগীত (Borgeet)
- Devotional songs composed by the saint-reformer Sankardeva
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