Festivals
Bihu, Ambubachi, Nyokum - the calendar to plan around.
The North East's festivals are the reason to move your dates. Nyokum on a fixed date in February, Bihu in April, Ambubachi in June - each worth building a trip around, and each needing stays booked far earlier than people expect.
03 across the North East
01 - 26 February - Arunachal Pradesh
Nyokum Yullo
The Nyishi thanksgiving - priests, ritual altars, rice beer and a great deal of dancing, held every February.
02 - Four days, June - Assam
Ambubachi Mela at Kamakhya
Lakhs of pilgrims and sadhus converge on Kamakhya for four days each June. Guwahati fills completely.
03 - Mid-April - Assam
Bohag Bihu in Assam
Assam's new year - husori troupes going house to house, and the whole state in a good mood.
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