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Pohela Boishakh (Bengali: পহেলা বৈশাখ) [n 1] is the Bengali New Year celebrated on 14 April in Bangladesh and 15 April in the Indian [2] states of West Bengal, Tripura, Jharkhand and Assam (Goalpara and Barak Valley).
Pohela Boishakh or Bengali New Year is the first day of the Bengali calendar.It is celebrated on 14 April in Bangladesh and 15 April in the Indian states of West Bengal as well as Tripura by the Bengali people and by minor Bengali communities in other Indian states, including Assam, Jharkhand and Odisha.
Boishakh (Bengali: বৈশাখ, Nepali: बैशाख, Bôishakh, Baishakh) is the first month in the Assamese calendar, Bengali calendar and Nepali calendar. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] This month lies between the second half of April and the first half of May.
The Boishakhi Mela was launched in Banglatown located in London's Tower Hamlets borough - the most populated Bangladeshi area outside of Bangladesh. It is a celebration of the Bengali New Year and has been celebrated by the British Bangladeshi community since 1997. The original event based in Bengal is called Pohela Boishakh.
The first day of the Bengali year is known as Pohela Boishakh (1st of Boishakh) which is a public holiday in Bangladesh. [3] The Bengali era is called Bengali Sambat (BS) [4] and has a zero year that starts in 593/594 CE. It is 594 less than the AD or CE year in the Gregorian calendar if it is before Pohela Boishakh, or 593 less if after Pohela ...
Pahela Baishakh, which is also pronounced as Pohela Boishakh, is the first day of the Bengali calendar. It is usually celebrated on 14 April. Pohela Boishakh marks the start day of the crop season. Just like Eid, usually, on Pohela Boishakh, the home is thoroughly scrubbed and cleaned; people bathe early in the morning and dress in fine clothes.
Bangladesh has numerous public holidays, including national memorial, religious and secular holidays of Bengali origin. The Bengali traditional calendar, known as Baṅgābda is the national and official calendar in Bangladesh. The holidays are celebrated according to Bengali, Islamic or Gregorian calendars for religious and civil purposes ...
In Bangladesh, it is a part of the Pahela Baishakh (Bengali new year festival) festivities. On that day it is consumed as breakfast by urban people. [22] [23] Panta is also served at high-end eateries in Bangladesh [24] [25] Food-stalls maintained mostly by student groups on fair-grounds also serve panta-ilish.