Published on Apr 15, 2021
Bisu Festival Assam : Bisu Parba is New Year and harvest festival of Tulunadu. It marks the first day of Paggu, which is the first month of Tulu calendar. It always falls in the middle of April in the Gregorian calendar on 14th or 15th April every year.
This is a key annual festival for people for Tulu Nadu. It is a form of worship of Nature. It is believed that this day is an auspicious day for the commencement of projects.
Get up early in the morning on the day of the feast and put it on the bed in the chamber of God or in the hall. Light the foot lamp and put it in two ends, keep banana leaves and placed one cup of rice, two betel leaves, one semi dehusked coconut with muganda, a bunch of Ixora coccinea (also known as jungle geranium Tulu: Kepula poo) stick of sandalwood, and wet the sandalwood which totally called suthye dipuna. In front of this suthye grown vegetables, flowers, hinges, fruits, gold ornaments, mirrors.
1. A great beginning, an auspicious day
May this Bisu Parba bring happiness your way.
Have a great Bisu Parba.
2. Wishing you an ecstatic, splendid, delightful, lively, sound, awesome, prosperous and to a great degree upbeat Bisu Parba
3. From Bisu Parbakkani to Bisu Payaso, may you have the capacity to appreciate the exceptional snippets of the celebration with your family. Cheerful Bisu Parba.
4. You may be miles separated, yet wishing you the favors of the new year that will be filled wityh happy minutes. Upbeat Bisu Parba 2021.
5. May Lord Krishna convey peace to your home and heart now and dependable. Cheerful Bisu Parba.
6. From Bisu kani to Bisu Parba Payaso, may you be able to enjoy the special moments of the festival with your family. Happy Bisu Parba.
7. Let's welcome Bisu Parba with new hope at heart and with great enthusiasm, anticipation and eagerness.
8. May this Bisu Parba bring you delight, happiness, and fulfilment.
Have a prosperous Bisu Parba!
May the Lord’s blessing bring peace to your home and heart on Bisu Parba and always.
Happy Bisu Parba!
All the householders pray together and worship God in front of Bisu Kani. Reconciliation with family members as well as relationships between seniors and juniors. The juniors receive the blessings of the elders on this occasion. Touching the feet of elders is an age-old Indian tradition that is considered to be a mark of respect as well as blessing. This gesture can be seen in almost all Tuluva families on this occasion.
The elders of the house give money to all the minors and they enjoy the feast. Every year, it is a source of good fortune. As part of the Bisu festival, special worship is held in daivaradane chavadi, temples and the sacrificial festival of God. It is common to prepare and enjoy a traditional dish for this special day. Everybody has to go to every house and enjoy the food with the blessings of the elders. The owner of the house after putting the Bisu kaṇi (arrangement of fruits, vegetables) on the roof of the house
The festivals in Tulunadu highlight the farmer's life and his affinity with the land he tills.[4] On the day of the feast, bed of wooden in the chamber of God, daiva or in the hall. Light the foot lamp and put it in two ends, banana leaves placed on floor or bed of wooden is accommodate one pot of water, one cup of rice,two betel leaves, one semi dehusked coconut(with muganda), a bunch of Ixora coccinea (also known as jungle geranium Tulu: Kepula poo) stick of sandalwood, and wet the sandalwood which totally called suthye dipuna. In front of this suthye grown vegetables, flowers, hinges, fruits, gold ornaments, mirrors. tenants were taking the grown vegetables to his boss (Tulu: Danikulu) such as brinjal, cucumber, sambar southe, pumpkin, ivy gourd, long yard beans, bottle gourd, okra, and fruits such as jackfruit, banana, cashew apple, jambu nerale, mango, pineapple. Arecanut and coconut, the part and parcel of local life, was also part of the Kani.
On the occasion of Bisu people are resting at home and preparing special food for breakfast on the day which is mostly "Moode recipe" (English: Screw Pine) which is similar to Kadubu and “Uddina dōse recipe” (lentil dosa). For lunch, cashew nut and green gram curry (Bijata Kajipu), cucumber puli kajipu, Ivy gourd dry palya fries and Payaso is served with steamed boiled rice and other accompaniments. Prepare a Tuluva inspired brunch this "Bisu Parba and enjoy with the members of the family.
Bisu parbo is auspious day for Tuluvas, so on this day morning they keep a side new paddy seeds. In the evening sowing procedure is carried out on the chin of field. Put the paddy seed on the side of the mulch and shade it with Aporosa villosa leaves. And tenants take permission for continuing the practice of planting the following year.
