Happy Kati Bihu 2022: In Assam, three Bihu festivals are celebrated. Kati Bihu is celebrated at the time of shifting of rice plant – Kati means “cut”. This festival is celebrated in the month of October and this time around it is being celebrated on 18th October. As this festival will be celebrated with enthusiasm in the state of Assam, here is how it happened and some wishes and greetings that you can share with your loved ones to make it happy for them.
Happy Kati Bihu 2022: Wishes and Greetings
May Kati Bihu bring happiness and joy in your life and fill your heart with happiness. Happy Kati Bihu.
– I’ll light a saki in my place and hope you do too. May Kati Bihu bring prosperity in your life and fill it with happiness.
– Wishing you and your loved ones a very Happy Kati Bihu.
On this festival, let us all together wish for everyone’s development and prosperity. Happy Kati Bihu to all.
It is time to light diyas outside our homes and enjoy feasts and festivities with our loved ones. Wishing everyone a very Happy Kati Bihu.
On the occasion of Kati Bihu, let us pray for a better and happier future for all of us. Wishing everyone a very Happy Kati Bihu.
Let’s clear our worries on Kati Bihu.
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Kati Bihu 2022: Why is the festival celebrated?
Kati Bihu is also called Kongali or ‘poor’ because granaries are usually empty and there is not much to eat at this time of year. Kati Bihu is not a flamboyant festival like other Bihus (Bhogali or Magh Bihu and Rongali or Bohag Bihu) and the festivities are more gloomy in nature. This Bihu is celebrated by lighting lamps or saki (candles) in different parts of the house. The main lamp is lit in the courtyard near the holy basil plant.
For Kati Bihu, the plant is cleaned and placed on an earthen platform called “Tulsi Bheti” offerings and prayers are made to Goddess Tulsi for the well being of the family and a good harvest. This ceremonial process continues throughout the month. Continues till Kati.
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In the paddy fields, farmers light a special type of lamp, which is called an aksha banti (sky candle). These mustard oil lamps are placed high on the ends of tall bamboo poles. It is believed that these lamps are lit to guide ancestors to heaven, although they serve a practical purpose by drawing insects into the flame and their destruction, which helps to keep crops healthy.