Tuloni biya, also referred to as Xoru Biya, Nua-tuloni, or Santi Biya, is a traditional Assamese Hindu ceremony that marks the attainment of puberty in girls [1] [2] and celebrates the girl's transition from childhood to womanhood.

In Assam, the menstruation celebration is called Toloni Biya/ Tuloni Biya/ Nua-tulon/Santi Biya. The word Biya in Assamese means marriage, thus, Toloni Biya is a ceremonial symbolic wedding of the girl after her first periods.

Tuloni Biya is a ritualistic symbolic wedding that is performed a few days after the girl has her first menstruation and signifies the attainment of womanhood and her coming of age. It is a ritual supposedly typical and unique to the Hindu Tai Ahoms and many other Assamese groups which has various theories about its significance and origins.

2021年3月4日 · Assam has its own peculiar rituals and customs to celebrate a girl’s puberty or her menarche. Regarded usually as Xoru Biya (Small Wedding) or Tuloni Biya, this event is celebrated widely among most Hindu Assamese communities including tribal communities such as the Bodos, Karbis, Misings, Sonowal Kacharis, Deoris and Rabhas. When a girl ...

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2023年3月2日 · The status of menstrual health (MH) and hygiene management is very low in India due to a widespread culture of silence and secrecy regarding menstruation but, among the Hindu community in the north-east state of Assam, the celebration of Tuloni Biya is a significant cultural event that openly celebrates a girl's menarche.

2025年2月11日 · Tuloni Biya, or ceremonial marriage of a child on attaining menstrual periods, holds immense significance in Assamese society. This practice not only celebrates a girl’s transition to womanhood but also reinforces the state’s progressive values.

Assam had a tradition of public celebration of puberty, known as tuloni biya. Tuloni biya is ceremonially symbolic to wedding which is celebrated seven days after a girl attains her puberty. In present times, however, one can hardly see any public

2021年3月17日 · Tuloni Biya is celebrated almost as a real wedding which is attended by all the relatives, friends and neighbors of the girl’s family. Everybody comes together to rejoice the commencement of her puberty. It is marked as a prayer to God to give a healthy reproductive system to the girl.

2024年12月10日 · In Assamese culture, the first menstruation of a girl is an important milestone, marked with a set of traditional rituals that celebrate her transition into womanhood. This ceremony, known as ‘Tuloni Biya’ literally “small marriage”, is a deeply symbolic occasion that involves various customs and practices.