পৃষ্ঠা:Some Assamese proverbs.djvu/৭৪

SOME ASSAMESE PROVERBS. the forest in imitation of the Gopis of the Brindaban. No man is supposed to go near to them, but this festival nevertheless results in many runaway matches. Cows are bathed in the rivers, and sometimes painted at this festival. The Kartik Bihu is a much smaller festival, and has no peculiar customs that I can recall. The Magh Bihu is an important feast, as it is the harvest-home. By the end of (Puh the middle of January) all the rice has been gathered in, and if the season has been a good one, there is much rejoicing. Large piles of wood are made, and at night a light is put to them, when they blaze up and make grand bonfires. | The Assamese play a game with eggs at these festivals. Two men each take an egg and push them point to point at one another. The egg that breaks is beaten, and the unbroken one wins. This custom is referred to in the proverb above, and is called ফনিজুজা [adjuja]. In the old days there used to be buffalo fights, and even elephant fights, at the Bihu, 190. Good advice. বাহিত নিদিবা হাত, লৰা ছােৱালীক লঘােনে নথবা, দিবা গধুলিতে ভাত। Rahit nidiba hat, Lara chhowalik laghone nathaba, Diba gadhulite bhat Don't touch the stock (don't lay your hand on your savings); Don't keep the children fasting; But give them cooked rice in the evening. ৰাহি (rabi) saving, stock, লঘোন agaon) fasting. গধুলি (gadhu6)। evening 10. Basy-bodies. ।। লগনী নহলে জুই নজলে, টুটকীয়া নহলে গাঁও নবছে। | Lagani nahale jui najale, rashale phon) nabahe.. | Univ Calif - Digitized by Microsoft ®)