[5] The celebrations also feature traditional Assamese games such as ‘’tekeli bhonga’’ (pot-breaking) and buffalo fighting.

[7] The night before is "Uruka" (28th of Pooh), when people gather around a bonfire, cook dinner, and make merry.

At the end, the Bhelaghar is also burned and people consume a special preparation known as Mah-Karai,[3] which is a roasted mixture of rice, black gram.

In the breakfast and lunch, people consume various traditional dishes like various Fish, Duck, Chicken and Mutton curries along with rice, ‘tenga’, ‘aloo pitika’ and ‘doi sira’.

[11] The ashes of the bonfire Meji and Bhelaghar are used in the trees and crops to increase the fertility of the gardens or fields.

On the seventh day of Magh Bihu they clean utensils and sacrifice fowls to Bathou, their God and go out carol singing, collecting foods.

[3] In the Full moon day of Magh month, the Khamti people observe a similar Bonfire tradition related to Buddha.