Bihar and its social importance are essentially as old as civilization itself. In the history, Bihar was the center of the wealthiest and most diverse ethnic groups. Bihar is known as "The Land of Buddha" where Gautam Buddha achieved enlightenment at Bodh Gaya. Buddhism, the epics Ramayana and Mahabharata, and other religions have all contributed significantly to the development of Bihar's rich culture. The state is closely associated with a number of great mythological characters.
The most popular festival of Bihar is Chatth Puja which is celeberated two times every year with full devotion. In addition, the diverse cultures and traditions of Bihar celebrate a number of well-known regional and national celebrations. Celebrations like Diwali, Holi, Eid, and Navratri are additionally celebrated all through the state.
Bihari cuisine has three sorts of food showing various taste and culture of the state which are Bhojpur Cuisine, Maithili cuisine, and Magahi food. The primary thing which rings a bell by contemplating Bihari food is the renowned Litti Chokha.
Non-vegetarian fare is also prevalent in Bihar, and fish is well-known in North Bihar due to the present of rivers there. Champaran is well-known for its meat, a small town called Pakribarawan is well-known for a sweet dish called Vara mithai, Sitamarhi is well-known for Balushahi, and so on.
Bihar uses Hindi as its primary and official language. Maithili and its tongues Bajjika, Bhojpuri, Angika, and Magadhi are different dialects in regular use in most of the area of state.
The art & craft of Bihar are very popular. Mithila's painting is well known art famous globally, the painting is transferred from one generation to another essentially by ladies. Mithila painting was generally finished on newly put mud huts. Madhubani Art is another name for the painting.
Bihar has a great deal of contribution to Indian traditional music. It has delivered performers like Bharat Ratna Ustad Bismillah Khan and dhrupad vocalists like the Malliks and the Mishras alongside writers like Vidyapati Thakur who contributed well to Maithili Music.
The most ideal and customary dress in Bihar is dhoti-kurta for men and saree for ladies. People's lifestyles are also influenced by Western culture. So,in urban and rural Bihar, we see men wearing western attire like shirts, trousers, jeans. One of the remarkable and individualistic dress styles for ladies in Bihar is Tussar Silk saree which is considered as the most pretty clothing of and an Indian lady. The majority of people still prefer to wear traditional Sherwani or Kurtas, which look more elegant and are perfect for these kinds of traditional occasions.
There are 38 Districts in Bihar
Araria । Arwal । Aurangabad । Banka। Begusarai। Bhagalpur । Bhojpur । Buxar । Darbhanga । East Champaran । Gaya । Gopalganj । Jamui । Jehanabad । Kaimur । Katihar । Khagaria । Kishanganj । Lakhisarai । Madhepura । Madhubani । Munger । Muzaffarpur । Nalanda । Nawada । Patna । Purnea । Rohtas । Saharsa । Samastipur । Saran । Sheikhpura । Sheohar । Sitamarhi । Siwan । Supaul । Vaishali । West Champaran