Buisu is the new year festival of Tripuri People in Bangladesh and Indian state of Tripura.[1][2][3][4]
| Buisu Tripuri New Year | |
|---|---|
| Official name | Buisu |
| Observed by | Tripuri |
| Type | Social, Cultural, Religious |
| Significance | Tripuri New Year |
| Celebrations | Three days |
| Begins | First day of the |
| Date | 12-14 April[clarification needed] |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Related to | South and Southeast Asian solar New Year |
The word buisu has been derived from the Tripuri language Tripuri root word bisi[5] which means a year.[citation needed] Buisu is one of the ancient Tripuri/Tripura festival celebrated with lot of joy enthusiasm in every Tripuri/Tripura household.[6]
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edit- ^ Ghosh, Joydeep (28 February 2019), General Knowledge of Northeast India, Educreation, p. 159
- ^ "Culture of Tripura". Tripuraonline.in. Buisu or Bisu is the New Year festival of Tripuri people. This festival is celebrated as New Year eve by the Tripuri people. The Buisu or Bisu festival is celebrated for three days. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "CM to inaugurate 20th state-level Buisu Festival". The Rise East. 4 December 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ "Three-day long of Baishabi festival begins in Rangamati today". The Daily Star. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ Tripura, Papen. "Boisu History".
- ^ Debbarma, Atul. "Buisu The New Year Festival of Tripuri People". Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 8 January 2023.